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Catgut (also known as gut) is a type of cord [1] that is prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal intestines. [2] Catgut makers usually use sheep or goat intestines, but occasionally use the intestines of cattle , [ 3 ] hogs , horses , mules , or donkeys . [ 4 ]
Catgut suture is a type of surgical suture made of twisted strands of purified collagen taken from the small intestine of domesticated ruminants or beef tendon. It is naturally degraded by the body's own proteolytic enzymes .
Plain catgut Chromic catgut Polyglycolide (P.G.A.) Polydioxanone (PDS) Description: Adsorbable biological suture material. Plain is an adsorbable suture made by twisting together strands of purified collagen taken from bovine intestines. The natural plain thread is precision ground in order to achieve a monofilament character and treated with a ...
The 2nd-century Roman physician Galen described sutures made of surgical gut or catgut. [27] In the 10th century, the catgut suture along with the surgery needle were used in operations by Abulcasis. [28] [29] The gut suture was similar to that of strings for violins, guitars, and tennis racquets and it involved harvesting sheep or cow ...
The intestine, or gut, of sheep, cattle, and other animals (sometimes called catgut, though cats were never used as a source for this material) is one of the first materials used to make musical strings. [11] In fact, the Ancient Greek word for string, "khordḗ," has "gut" as its original meaning.
The catgut appears to be the only natural substance capable of dissolving and is acceptable by the body. An observation Al-Zahrawi discovered after his monkey ate the strings of his oud . Al-Zahrawi also invented the forceps for extracting a dead fetus , as illustrated in the Kitab al-Tasrif .
The DEC also notes that it is illegal to keep young wildlife as pets since they are "not well suited for life in captivity. Plus, they may carry diseases that can be given to people." After Peanut ...
Natural gut is produced by drying fibers extracted from a part of the cow intestine called the serous membrane, or serosa, which contains collagen designed to withstand the stretching and contraction of the intestine. It is this elasticity that makes the fibers useful for tennis string.