Chromic Catgut Sutures: Different Sizes, Indication, and Contraindication
Surgical sutures can be plain or chromic. Chromic catgut sutures are absorbable sterile surgical sutures made by twisting together strands of purified connective tissue (mostly collagen), derived from the serosal layer of bovine intestines (sheep and goat). They have twisted multifilament structure with a monofilament appearance. The sutures are treated with chromic salt solution. The … Read more
