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	Catgut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Catgut is the name applied to cord of great toughness and tenacity prepared from the intestines of sheep/goat, or occasionally from those of the hog, horse, mule, and donkey testicles.
		Catgut was also regularly used for stringing racquets in the past, though its use has diminished now with only one company, Babolat, continuing to use it in tennis raquets.
		Though catgut was in use for producing strings for many centuries and the Muslim physician al-Zahrawi utilized it in the 10th century, its use in the medical field became popular in the West only in the 19th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catgut (411 words)

	catgut - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		catgut or gut, cord made from the intestines of various animals (especially sheep and horses, but not cats).
		The membrane is chemically treated, and slender strands are woven together into cords of great strength, which are used for stringing musical instruments such as the violin and the harp.
		Catgut is also used for stringing tennis rackets and for some surgical sutures.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-catgut.html (307 words)

	Research Papers in Violin Acoustics: 1975 - 1993
		Cremer, L. Remarks on the prediction of eigenmodes of violins, J. Catgut Acoust.
		Cremer, L. Consideration of the duration of transients in bowed instruments, Catgut Acoust.
		Condax, L. The soundpost of the violin, Catgut Acoust.
	www.catgutacoustical.org /research/books/vlnacous (1874 words)

	Chromic Catgut - Sutures by DemeTECH
		DemeTECH's Chromic Catgut suture is an absorbable, sterile, surgical suture composed of highly purified connective tissue (mostly collagen) derived from either beef or sheep intestines.
		The percentage of collagen in the catgut suture often determines the quality of the suture.
		DemeTECH's Chromic Catgut sutures are covered in chromic salt to prolong integrity, minimize tissue reactivity, and minimize the chance of adverse reactions.
	www.demetech.us /chromic-catgut.php (195 words)

	La Bella : Company
		The origin of the use of catgut for the strings of violins and kindred instruments has, from time to time, been explained in various ways.
		Being an observant man, and an ingenious one, the thought came to him that the threads used in sewing saddles might also be used as strings in the primitive instruments that were ancestors of the violin.
		The cat was viewed with superstition in Italy, and the slaying of a cat was supposed to be followed by a period of bad luck.
	www.labella.com /company/history.asp (742 words)

	Bioabsorbable Polymers
		Catgut suture - known in AD 150 in the time of Galen, who built his reputation by treating wounded gladiators.
		Chromic catgut (Lister - yes that one...) obtained by treatment of catgut with chromium trioxide, a process used in tanning leather.
		Histological response to synthetic polymer generally predictable whereas reaction to non-synthetic materials (catgut) is variable and may produces a more intense inflammatory reaction.
	www.courses.ahc.umn.edu /medical-school/BMEn/5001/notes/bioabs.html (2015 words)

	Amazon.com: Catgut: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The employment of fine silk in preference to catgut: The advantages of transfixing tissues and vessels in controlling haemorrhage.
		Absorption of surgical gut (catgut) by Hilger Perry Jenkins (Unknown Binding - 1937)
		The fallacy of chemical sterilization of surgical catgut sutures with particular reference to the use of copper salts, peppermint oil, and mercury by Ralph Oakley Clock (Unknown Binding - 1933)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Catgut&tag=httpexplaguid-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (519 words)

	[Observation on therapeutic effect of acupoint catgut embedding therapy on premenstrual syndrome]
		METHODS: Eighty-eight cases were randomly divided into a catgut embedding group and a medication group.
		The catgut embedding group were treated with main points, Neiguan (PC 6), Sanyinjiso (SP 6), Danzhong (CV 17), Guanyuan (CV 4), Taichong (LR 3), and aduvant points, Back-shu, and the medicine group with oral administration of fluoxetine.
		This article was last updated on Friday, 26th May 2006 at 1:30 am and is filed in the Fluoxetine section.
	counsellingresource.com /medications-research/2006/05/26/observation-on-therapeutic-effect-of-acupoint-catgut-embedding-therapy-on-premenstrual-syndrome (325 words)

	Absorbable synthetic versus catgut suture material for perineal repair (Cochrane Review) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The objective of this review was to assess the effects of absorbable synthetic suture material as compared with catgut on the amount of short and long term pain experienced by mothers following perineal repair.
		Randomised trials comparing absorbable synthetic (polyglycolic acid and polyglactin) with plain or chromic catgut suture for perineal repair in mothers after vaginal delivery.
		Compared with catgut, the polyglycolic acid and polyglactin groups were associated with less pain in first three days (odds ratio 0.62, 95% confidence interval 0.54 to 0.71).
	www.update-software.com /Abstracts/AB000006.htm (400 words)

	From which animal do we get catgut?
		"Catgut" is a tough thin cord made from the treated and stretched intestines of certain animals, usually sheep, and used for stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets and for surgical ligatures.
		In English the term catgut is still used rather misleadingly for the strings of musical instruments.
		In fact, round about the year 1300, Italian saddlers discovered that the gut from the local wild mountain sheep they used to sew their saddles with was particularly suited for making strings for such instruments.
	www.answerbag.com /q_view/10656 (327 words)

	Katzendarm - Wikipedia
		Katzendarm (englisch Catgut, auch Katgut) bezeichnet irreführend unterschiedliche Materialien aus Schafs- und anderen Naturdärmen.
		Catgut wurde aus Darm von Hochlandschafen, jüngst sogar aus Rinderkollagen hergestellt.
		Catgut darf als natürliches tierisches Material aus Vorsicht vor BSE als Nahtmaterial sogar in der Tiermedizin regulär nicht mehr verwendet werden.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catgut (203 words)

	Dannelon Chapter 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		“Catgut says he has to stay where he is. It’s okay, Dara, we can get down to Janney and back in a few hours.
		Bigfoot and Catgut were congratulating each other on their kills.
		Catgut took charge, telling him what they needed.
	www.employees.org /~jminer/Dannelon/Dannelon8.htm (4256 words)

	The Catgut and Steel Band
		It has often been said that Catgut and Steel (named for the strings on their instruments) have a sound bigger and fuller than two musicians would normally command - yet they play all their own instruments and use no backing tracks of any kind.
		Their repertoire is amazingly eclectic from Celtic tunes to contemporary covers, klezmer to country, but always with the strong vocal harmonies and swinging rhythm styles for which they are renowned.
		Catgut and Steel are sometimes a duo of 5 or more people!
	catgut.kiwifolk.com (542 words)

	Surucor Surgical Catgut Plain USP - Suru
		Catgut, a natural absorbable suture is obtained by longitudinally slitting the intestinal submucosa and tissues of sheep and goat, twisting the ribbons and joining them in wet condition giving monofilament finish.
		Plain catgut enjoys lower tissue reaction as compared to chromicised
		Avoid using where long term tissue approximation is needed.
	www.suru.com /surucor.htm (108 words)

	The Use of Episiotomy in Obstetrical Care: Summary of Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 112
		It produced no evidence that treated catgut is superior to untreated catgut with regard to perineal morbidity; in fact, treated catgut may be associated with higher morbidity (more perineal pain in the immediate postpartum period; painful sexual intercourse in the longer term).
		Evidence was insufficient to comment on comparisons between standard and rapidly absorbed sutures, tissue adhesive and absorbable sutures, or nonabsorbable and absorbable sutures.
		We found no evidence that treated catgut is superior to untreated catgut with regard to perineal morbidity; the former may in fact be associated with higher morbidity.
	www.ahrq.gov /clinic/epcsums/epissum.htm (4698 words)

	Randomized Comparison of Chromic Versus Fast-Absorbing Polyglactin 910 for Postpartum Perineal Repair -- Greenberg et ...
		polyglactin 910 and 677 (49.8) allocated to chromic catgut.
		catgut users switched their preference to polyglactin 910.
		A randomized comparison of polyglactin 910 with chromic catgut for postpartum perineal repair.
	www.greenjournal.org /cgi/content/full/103/6/1308 (2466 words)

	TIME.com: Cotton v. Catgut -- Feb. 7, 1944 -- Page 1
		Doctors at the New Orleans Charity Hospital had found that wounds stitched together with "ordinary cotton thread" were less likely to become infected than those sutured with catgut or silk.
		Another advantage: cotton is not absorbed and will hold when a wound takes a long time to heal—catgut may disappear in a little over a week, especially if a wound is infected.
		Finally, Dr. Ochsner noted that at Charity Hospital the average cost of catgut per patient is $1.19, as against 93¢ for silk and only 1¼¢ for cotton.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,791344,00.html (365 words)

	The Mountain Times
		Catgut ‘n’ Jugs will celebrate its 200th broadcast on Monday, December 14th with a special show that will include live interviews with bluegrass stars and plenty of giveaways.
		Catgut ‘n’ Jugs, now in its fourth year, specializes in the music of the hottest current acts in the bluegrass and Americana genres.
		Moretz has interviewed everyone from Ricky Skaggs to Dan Tyminski on the show and devotes a good portion of the broadcast to rising bluegrass stars in the High Country.
	www.mountaintimes.com /mtweekly/2003/1211/catguts.php3 (281 words)

	TIME.com: Safer Stitches -- Feb. 8, 1971 -- Page 1
		The chief reason is that the body's enzymes can absorb catgut (actually made from cattle and sheep intestines), and the sutures usually disappear within 90 days.
		Because the material consists of animal protein, though, it has one flaw: it causes inflammation around the very wound it is supposed to heal.
		Now a completely absorbable, non-irritating suture material has been developed at Lederle Laboratories' Davis and Geck Division in Pearl River, N.Y. To create the catgut substitute, which is trade-named Dexon, chemists tested 225 synthetic compounds before they hit upon polyglycolic acid, a polymer or long-chain molecule that is chemically compatible with the human body.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,909831,00.html (450 words)

	Catgut - LoveToKnow 1911
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		CATGUT, the name.applied to cord of great toughness and tenacity prepared from the intestines of sheep, or occasionally from those of the horse, mule and ass.
		Those of the cat are not employed, and therefore it is supposed that the word is properly kitgut, kit meaning "fiddle," and that the present form has arisen through confusion with kit= cat.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Catgut (228 words)

	The Use of Episiotomy in Obstetrical Care: Summary of Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 112 (continued)
		A comparison between catgut and polyglycolic acid sutures in episiotomy repair.
		A randomized comparison of glycerol-impregnated chromic catgut with untreated chromic catgut for the repair of perineal trauma.
		Dyspareunia associated with the use of glycerol-impregnated catgut to repair perineal trauma.
	www.ahrq.gov /clinic/epcsums/epissum2.htm (934 words)

	SOFRACOB s.a. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Founded in 1973, Sofracob is specialized in the manufacture of gut strings for surgery (Catgut), for racket sports (Tennis, Badminton, Squash), and music.
		The property of Chromic catgut being to absorb in a longer time than plain catgut.
		including the natural absorbable suture (catgut) and almost all types of non absorbable sutures (Silk, Nylon, Linen, supramid,...).
	www.members.aol.com /sofracob/homepage.html (530 words)

	Find in a Library: A comparative study of the performance of catgut and polyglecaprone 25 sutures in rat abdominal ...
		Find in a Library: A comparative study of the performance of catgut and polyglecaprone 25 sutures in rat abdominal walls, contaminated or not
		A comparative study of the performance of catgut and polyglecaprone 25 sutures in rat abdominal walls, contaminated or not
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/61b56f50381025e3a19afeb4da09e526.html (88 words)

	eMedicine - Wound Closure Technique : Article Excerpt by: Suzanne K Doud Galli, MD, PhD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Wound closure techniques have evolved from the earliest development of suturing materials to comprise resources that include synthetic sutures, absorbables, staples, tapes, and adhesive compounds.
		The engineering of sutures in synthetic material along with standardization of traditional materials (eg, catgut, silk) has made for superior aesthetic results.
		Similarly, the creation of natural glues, surgical staples, and tapes to substitute for sutures has supplemented the armamentarium of wound closure techniques.
	www.emedicine.com /ent/byname/wound-closure-technique.htm (266 words)

	Musicians Resource News: Review of Catgut Flambo, Guitar X2
		Musicians Resource News: Review of Catgut Flambo, Guitar X2 A Resource for Talented Musicians
		New York-based guitar veterans Pasquale Bianculli and Harris Becker have here assembled a recital-style disc on this, their first recording as a duo.
		The record is consistently made up of luscious tones; every effect is roundly shaped, from pizzicato rhythms to floating, transparent harmonics.
	www.imakenews.com /msr/e_article000000508.cfm (422 words)

	Catgut Acoustics Society Library Home Page
		A general description of the Catgut Acoustical Society Library
		The Catgut Acoustical Society Library consists of an extensive collection of files regarding many of the most prominent acousticians of our time.
		The transfer of files from the Catgut Acoustical Society (CAS) to CCRMA is currently in process.
	ccrma.stanford.edu /marl/CASL/CASLhome.html (206 words)

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