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should "chromic" be capitalized? - l224

Posted: Dec 28, 2009

As in 3-0 chromic suture?

thanks

No. - NM

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chromic sutures - oldone

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No chromic isn't capitalized. It is a type of suture just as cat gut is a type of suture. When you capitalize a suture it is for a brand name suture such as Vicryl. The best way to remember this would be to put the suture names in your expander, that way if you just type out chromic it will type chromic (not capitalized)...if you type in vicryl it will type out Vicryl (capitalized), etc. You won't have to wonder every time. Hard to remember all these sutures, etc., isn't it? HOpe this helps.

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