Plain catgut predominated for closure of the subcutaneous layer (68.6%), and for skin closure, clips (20.8%), nonabsorbable synthetic materials (17.9%) or silk (25%) were preferred.
I am not aware of any deterioration in the standard of catgut now available.
Two hemostats, one or two hypodermic syringes, pair of scissors, gauze, ether, ether mask, some needles, catgut sutures, horsehair sutures.
He decided that proceedings from the sale of the catgut business should be used for a foundation to fund the library.
The male and female figures ride on a balance bar, which is suspended by a piece of catgut or hair.
He first attempted sterilization with the 1860s carbolic catgut, and chromic catgut followed two decades later.
It has fusees cut for catgut, which are long, and only slightly tapered.
There is a twelve-turn fusee cut for catgut.
