What are Pledgeted sutures? A pledgeted suture is one that is supported by a pledget, that is,a small flat non-absorbent pad normally composed of polytetrafluoroethylene, used as buttresses under sutures when there is a possibility of sutures tearing through tissue. ...
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Oar (n) An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the loom. Oar (n) An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar...
in his updated case series he added, "the proplapsing portion of the aortic valve (usually the noncoronary cusp) was resuspended with pledgeted sutures to restore the competency of the valve." It worth noting that he described a surgical procedure wherein, the aortic valve was resuspensed ...