| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Sutures can be either monofilament or braided and are available in a wide variety of materials including cotton, silk, stainless steel, catgut, and dacron, nylon or other synthetic materials.Synthetic absorbable sutures are typically formed using polymers and copolymers of glycolic acid (i.e., hydroxyacetic acid), the cyclic dimer of glycolic acid (glycolide), lactic acid, the cyclic dimer of la
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