{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4281701686","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000009351","title":"Initial Experience with the PONTiS Tendon Repair System in Traumatic Upper Extremity Injuries","display_name":"Initial Experience with the PONTiS Tendon Repair System in Traumatic Upper Extremity Injuries","publication_year":2022,"publication_date":"2022-06-07","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4281701686","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000009351","pmid":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35671448"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1097/prs.0000000000009351","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000009351","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000009351","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S100736837","display_name":"Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery","issn_l":"0032-1052","issn":["0032-1052","1076-5751","1529-4242"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","cwts-core","dongbi-a","doyens","jufo-2","ki-jl-2","medline","norway-2","poland-140","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315671","host_organization_name":"Lippincott Williams & Wilkins","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315671","https://openalex.org/P4310318547"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Lippincott Williams & Wilkins","Wolters Kluwer"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref","pubmed"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5081902343","display_name":"Daniel W. Maxwell","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7310-8754","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7310-8754"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1305001552","display_name":"Grady Memorial Hospital","ror":"https://ror.org/009hj8759","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552","https://openalex.org/I4210092882"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2800556163","display_name":"Emory University Hospital","ror":"https://ror.org/05dm4ck87","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I132943300","https://openalex.org/I150468666","https://openalex.org/I2800556163"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4405279025","display_name":"American Association for Hand Surgery","ror":"https://ror.org/00xfxmr98","country_code":"US","type":"nonprofit","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4405279025"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Daniel W. Maxwell","raw_affiliation_strings":["From the Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Hospital; and Grady Memorial Hospital","Atlanta, Ga","Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to the content of this article","Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, in Palm Desert, California, January 2019, and Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2019, in San Diego, California, September 20 through 23, 2019","Received for publication February 16, 2020","Related digital media are available in the full-text version of the article on www.PRSJournal.com","accepted September 28, 2021"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"From the Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Hospital; and Grady Memorial Hospital","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552","https://openalex.org/I2800556163"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Atlanta, Ga","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to the content of this article","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, in Palm Desert, California, January 2019, and Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2019, in San Diego, California, September 20 through 23, 2019","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4405279025"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Received for publication February 16, 2020","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Related digital media are available in the full-text version of the article on www.PRSJournal.com","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"accepted September 28, 2021","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5103103260","display_name":"Karan A. Desai","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6295-7586","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6295-7586"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1305001552","display_name":"Grady Memorial Hospital","ror":"https://ror.org/009hj8759","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552","https://openalex.org/I4210092882"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2800556163","display_name":"Emory University Hospital","ror":"https://ror.org/05dm4ck87","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I132943300","https://openalex.org/I150468666","https://openalex.org/I2800556163"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4405279025","display_name":"American Association for Hand Surgery","ror":"https://ror.org/00xfxmr98","country_code":"US","type":"nonprofit","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4405279025"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Karan A. Desai","raw_affiliation_strings":["From the Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Hospital; and Grady Memorial Hospital","Atlanta, Ga","Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to the content of this article","Grady Memorial Hospital","Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, in Palm Desert, California, January 2019, and Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2019, in San Diego, California, September 20 through 23, 2019","Received for publication February 16, 2020","Related digital media are available in the full-text version of the article on www.PRSJournal.com","accepted September 28, 2021"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"From the Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Hospital; and Grady Memorial Hospital","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552","https://openalex.org/I2800556163"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Atlanta, Ga","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to the content of this article","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Grady Memorial Hospital","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, in Palm Desert, California, January 2019, and Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2019, in San Diego, California, September 20 through 23, 2019","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4405279025"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Received for publication February 16, 2020","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Related digital media are available in the full-text version of the article on www.PRSJournal.com","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"accepted September 28, 2021","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5112292949","display_name":"Robert C. Fang","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1305001552","display_name":"Grady Memorial Hospital","ror":"https://ror.org/009hj8759","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552","https://openalex.org/I4210092882"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2800556163","display_name":"Emory University Hospital","ror":"https://ror.org/05dm4ck87","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I132943300","https://openalex.org/I150468666","https://openalex.org/I2800556163"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4405279025","display_name":"American Association for Hand Surgery","ror":"https://ror.org/00xfxmr98","country_code":"US","type":"nonprofit","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4405279025"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Robert C. Fang","raw_affiliation_strings":["From the Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Hospital; and Grady Memorial Hospital","Atlanta, Ga","Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to the content of this article","Grady Memorial Hospital","Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, in Palm Desert, California, January 2019, and Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2019, in San Diego, California, September 20 through 23, 2019","Received for publication February 16, 2020","Related digital media are available in the full-text version of the article on www.PRSJournal.com","accepted September 28, 2021"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"From the Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Hospital; and Grady Memorial Hospital","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552","https://openalex.org/I2800556163"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Atlanta, Ga","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to the content of this article","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Grady Memorial Hospital","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, in Palm Desert, California, January 2019, and Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2019, in San Diego, California, September 20 through 23, 2019","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4405279025"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Received for publication February 16, 2020","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Related digital media are available in the full-text version of the article on www.PRSJournal.com","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"accepted September 28, 2021","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5102988753","display_name":"Angela Cheng","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4386-148X","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4386-148X"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1305001552","display_name":"Grady Memorial Hospital","ror":"https://ror.org/009hj8759","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552","https://openalex.org/I4210092882"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2800556163","display_name":"Emory University Hospital","ror":"https://ror.org/05dm4ck87","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I132943300","https://openalex.org/I150468666","https://openalex.org/I2800556163"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4405279025","display_name":"American Association for Hand Surgery","ror":"https://ror.org/00xfxmr98","country_code":"US","type":"nonprofit","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4405279025"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Angela Cheng","raw_affiliation_strings":["From the Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Hospital; and Grady Memorial Hospital","Atlanta, Ga","Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to the content of this article","Grady Memorial Hospital","Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, in Palm Desert, California, January 2019, and Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2019, in San Diego, California, September 20 through 23, 2019","Received for publication February 16, 2020","Related digital media are available in the full-text version of the article on www.PRSJournal.com","accepted September 28, 2021"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"From the Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Hospital; and Grady Memorial Hospital","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552","https://openalex.org/I2800556163"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Atlanta, Ga","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to the content of this article","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Grady Memorial Hospital","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, in Palm Desert, California, January 2019, and Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2019, in San Diego, California, September 20 through 23, 2019","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4405279025"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Received for publication February 16, 2020","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Related digital media are available in the full-text version of the article on www.PRSJournal.com","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"accepted September 28, 2021","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5029224348","display_name":"Diane E.S. Payne","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1305001552","display_name":"Grady Memorial Hospital","ror":"https://ror.org/009hj8759","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552","https://openalex.org/I4210092882"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2800556163","display_name":"Emory University Hospital","ror":"https://ror.org/05dm4ck87","country_code":"US","type":"healthcare","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I132943300","https://openalex.org/I150468666","https://openalex.org/I2800556163"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4405279025","display_name":"American Association for Hand Surgery","ror":"https://ror.org/00xfxmr98","country_code":"US","type":"nonprofit","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4405279025"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Diane E. S. Payne","raw_affiliation_strings":["From the Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Hospital; and Grady Memorial Hospital","Atlanta, Ga","Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to the content of this article","Grady Memorial Hospital","Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, in Palm Desert, California, January 2019, and Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2019, in San Diego, California, September 20 through 23, 2019","Received for publication February 16, 2020","Related digital media are available in the full-text version of the article on www.PRSJournal.com","accepted September 28, 2021"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"From the Department of General Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Hospital; and Grady Memorial Hospital","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552","https://openalex.org/I2800556163"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Atlanta, Ga","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Disclosure: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest to disclose in relation to the content of this article","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Grady Memorial Hospital","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1305001552"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Hand Surgery, in Palm Desert, California, January 2019, and Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2019, in San Diego, California, September 20 through 23, 2019","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4405279025"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Received for publication February 16, 2020","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Related digital media are available in the full-text version of the article on www.PRSJournal.com","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"accepted September 28, 2021","institution_ids":[]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.10600554,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":91,"max":95},"biblio":{"volume":"150","issue":"2","first_page":"375e","last_page":"380e"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10630","display_name":"Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation","score":0.9990000128746033,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2746","display_name":"Surgery"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10630","display_name":"Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation","score":0.9990000128746033,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2746","display_name":"Surgery"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10599","display_name":"Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques","score":0.00019999999494757503,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2746","display_name":"Surgery"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11427","display_name":"Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment","score":9.999999747378752e-05,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2732","display_name":"Orthopedics and Sports Medicine"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/flexor-tendon-repair","display_name":"flexor tendon repair","score":0.8610000014305115},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/epitendinous-suture","display_name":"epitendinous suture","score":0.8289999961853027},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/soft-tissue-coverage","display_name":"soft tissue coverage","score":0.9409999847412109},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/zone-2-flexor-tendon-injury","display_name":"zone 2 flexor tendon injury","score":0.7310000061988831},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/suture-extrusion","display_name":"suture extrusion","score":0.5580000281333923},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/tenolysis","display_name":"tenolysis","score":0.578000009059906}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.9557198882102966},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C141071460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40821","display_name":"Surgery","level":1,"score":0.7559748888015747},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780105995","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232358","display_name":"Tendon","level":2,"score":0.6163462996482849},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780664938","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1398178","display_name":"Wound dehiscence","level":2,"score":0.584272563457489},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C139812875","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3704821","display_name":"Dehiscence","level":2,"score":0.4970114529132843},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136948725","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1458306","display_name":"Soft tissue","level":2,"score":0.4620366096496582}],"mesh":[{"descriptor_ui":"D001134","descriptor_name":"Arm Injuries","qualifier_ui":"Q000601","qualifier_name":"surgery","is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D008297","descriptor_name":"Male","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D009104","descriptor_name":"Multiple Trauma","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D011183","descriptor_name":"Postoperative Complications","qualifier_ui":"Q000209","qualifier_name":"etiology","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D011183","descriptor_name":"Postoperative Complications","qualifier_ui":"Q000453","qualifier_name":"epidemiology","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D011183","descriptor_name":"Postoperative Complications","qualifier_ui":"Q000601","qualifier_name":"surgery","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D012421","descriptor_name":"Rupture","qualifier_ui":"Q000601","qualifier_name":"surgery","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D013536","descriptor_name":"Suture Techniques","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D013537","descriptor_name":"Sutures","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D013708","descriptor_name":"Tendon Injuries","qualifier_ui":"Q000601","qualifier_name":"surgery","is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D013710","descriptor_name":"Tendons","qualifier_ui":"Q000601","qualifier_name":"surgery","is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D034941","descriptor_name":"Upper Extremity","qualifier_ui":"Q000601","qualifier_name":"surgery","is_major_topic":false}],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1097/prs.0000000000009351","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000009351","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000009351","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S100736837","display_name":"Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery","issn_l":"0032-1052","issn":["0032-1052","1076-5751","1529-4242"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","cwts-core","dongbi-a","doyens","jufo-2","ki-jl-2","medline","norway-2","poland-140","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315671","host_organization_name":"Lippincott Williams & Wilkins","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315671","https://openalex.org/P4310318547"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Lippincott Williams & Wilkins","Wolters Kluwer"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmid:35671448","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35671448","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Plastic and reconstructive surgery","raw_type":"Journal Article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Good health and well-being","score":0.9940000176429749,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3"}],"study_designs":[{"display_name":"Observational Study","id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/observational-study"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":23,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1981565890","https://openalex.org/W1987813865","https://openalex.org/W2016758184","https://openalex.org/W2019533319","https://openalex.org/W2037529737","https://openalex.org/W2037627376","https://openalex.org/W2044109305","https://openalex.org/W2049462700","https://openalex.org/W2064124059","https://openalex.org/W2076723538","https://openalex.org/W2081745613","https://openalex.org/W2087565634","https://openalex.org/W2090296770","https://openalex.org/W2107621027","https://openalex.org/W2136680036","https://openalex.org/W2139496513","https://openalex.org/W2139784287","https://openalex.org/W2332206872","https://openalex.org/W2402834335","https://openalex.org/W2468387200","https://openalex.org/W2523880933","https://openalex.org/W2550971076","https://openalex.org/W2729317006"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2136680036","https://openalex.org/W4361005713","https://openalex.org/W4410729017","https://openalex.org/W2340651173","https://openalex.org/W4391108194","https://openalex.org/W4410794328","https://openalex.org/W2367424916","https://openalex.org/W3031061876","https://openalex.org/W2943070923","https://openalex.org/W4413444728"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"BACKGROUND:":[0],"Tendon":[1],"injuries":[2,110,124,128,134,139],"of":[3,80,185,286,294],"the":[4,22,46,52,186,292],"upper":[5],"extremity":[6],"remain":[7],"a":[8,28,77,259],"common":[9,92],"surgical":[10],"condition":[11],"requiring":[12],"prompt":[13],"intervention.":[14],"The":[15,90,232,270],"authors":[16,271],"review":[17],"their":[18],"initial":[19],"experience":[20],"with":[21,45,71,76,275,279],"PONTiS":[23,47,187,233],"flexor":[24,234],"tendon":[25,123,177,235,249],"repair":[26,39,236],"system,":[27],"knotless,":[29],"multifilament,":[30],"stainless":[31],"steel":[32],"crimp":[33],"system.":[34],"METHODS:":[35],"Consecutive":[36],"patients":[37,95,143],"undergoing":[38],"by":[40],"plastic":[41],"and":[42,60,103,107,137,183,207,243,267,288],"orthopedic":[43],"surgeons":[44],"system":[48,188,237],"were":[49,64,88,96,227],"reviewed":[50],"for":[51],"period":[53],"from":[54],"2015":[55],"to":[56,66,85,241,253,283,298],"2017.":[57],"Multivariate":[58,196],"risk":[59,68,217],"Kaplan-Meier":[61],"survival":[62],"analyses":[63],"performed":[65],"assess":[67],"factors":[69],"associated":[70],"complications.":[72,230,300],"RESULTS:":[73],"Eighty-one":[74],"patients,":[75],"mean":[78],"follow-up":[79],"75":[81],"days":[82],"(range,":[83],"0":[84],"33":[86],"months),":[87],"identified.":[89],"most":[91],"demographics":[93],"showed":[94],"right-handed":[97],"(82.9":[98],"percent),":[99,102,132,136],"male":[100],"(71.4":[101],"laborers":[104],"(35.7":[105],"percent)":[106,112,145],"sustained":[108],"laceration":[109],"(77.1":[111],"at":[113],"zone":[114,208],"2":[115,209],"(27.2":[116],"percent).":[117,141],"There":[118],"were,":[119],"on":[120],"average,":[121],"3.7":[122],"per":[125],"patient.":[126],"Associated":[127],"included":[129],"fractures":[130],"(21.4":[131],"arterial":[133,165],"(24.3":[135],"nerve":[138],"(61.4":[140],"Thirteen":[142],"(16.0":[144],"developed":[146],"complications,":[147],"including":[148],"adhesions/contracture":[149],"(":[150,155,161,167,173,179,192],"n":[151,156,162,168,174,180,193],"=":[152,157,163,169,175,181,194,205,214,225],"4),":[153],"rupture":[154,266],"2),":[158,164],"flap":[159],"ischemia":[160],"thrombosis":[166],"1),":[170,176,182],"wound":[171],"dehiscence":[172],"lag":[178],"erosion":[184],"through":[189],"soft-tissue":[190,200,281],"grafts":[191],"2).":[195],"analysis":[197],"identified":[198],"poor":[199,280],"coverage":[201,282],"(OR,":[202,211,222],"9.990;":[203],"p":[204,213,224],"0.043)":[206],"involvement":[210],"7.936;":[212],"0.016)":[215],"as":[216],"factors,":[218],"while":[219],"epitendinous":[220,295],"repairs":[221],"0.096;":[223],"0.010)":[226],"protective":[228],"against":[229],"CONCLUSIONS:":[231],"is":[238],"rapid,":[239],"simple":[240],"deploy,":[242],"advantageous,":[244],"especially":[245],"in":[246,277],"multiple":[247],"traumatic":[248],"injuries.":[250],"In":[251],"comparison":[252],"traditional":[254],"suture":[255],"repair,":[256],"it":[257,274],"has":[258],"comparable":[260],"overall":[261],"complication":[262],"profile":[263],"but":[264],"superior":[265],"tenolysis":[268],"rates.":[269],"advise":[272],"using":[273],"caution":[276],"cases":[278],"minimize":[284],"risks":[285],"extrusion,":[287],"they":[289],"strongly":[290],"recommend":[291],"use":[293],"sutures":[296],"concurrently":[297],"limit":[299]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-10-31T12:09:11.096373","created_date":"2022-06-13T00:00:00"}