Catgut
"Catgut" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Sterile collagen strands obtained from healthy mammals. They are used as absorbable surgical ligatures and are frequently impregnated with chromium or silver for increased strength. They tend to cause tissue reaction.
| Descriptor ID |
D002398
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.690.820.250
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| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catgut" by people in Profiles.
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Muffly TM, Baquero P, Bonham AJ. Knot integrity as a function of suture expiration. J Surg Educ. 2011 Jan-Feb; 68(1):29-31.
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Muffly TM, Boyce J, Kieweg SL, Bonham AJ. Tensile strength of a surgeon's or a square knot. J Surg Educ. 2010 Jul-Aug; 67(4):222-6.