Table 8.

Approximately when do you remove sutures following surgery

	7 days	10 days	14 days	None (absorbable)
Total	15 (12.2 %)	44 (35.7 %)	44 (35.7 %)	20 (16.3 %)
Residency training
Orthopedic surgery	8 (6.5 %)	26 (21.2 %)	18 (14.6 %)	8 (6.5 %)
Plastics surgery	6 (4.9 %)	16 (13.0 %)	25 (20.3 %)	11 (8.9 %)
Other	1 (0.8 %)	2 (1.6 %)	1 (0.8 %)	1 (0.8 %)
Years in practice
5 years or less	4 (3.3 %)	11 (8.9 %)	4 (3.3 %)	0
6 to 15 years	3 (2.4 %)	8 (6.5 %)	18 (14.6 %)	9 (7.3 %)
16 to 25 years	1 (0.8 %)	15 (12.2 %)	10 (8.1 %)	7 (5.7 %)
More than 25 years	7 (5.7 %)	10 (8.1 %)	12 (9.8 %)	4 (3.3 %)