suzuki frame suzuki frame the suzuki frame is a medical device, used for helping heal broken fingers, especially those with deep, complex intra-articular fractures. rubber bands are used to generate traction between two metal kirschner wires that are inserted into the bone on either side of a fracture. a suzuki frame being used in the treatment of an injured ring (fourth) finger the device was named after its inventor, yasushi suzuki, who first described it in 1994. footnotes keramidas eg, miller g (october 2005). "the suzuki frame for complex intraarticular fractures of the thumb". plastic and reconstructive surgery. 116 (5): 1326–31. doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000181786.39062.0b. pmid 16217475. s2cid 31890854. suzuki y, matsunaga t, sato s, yokoi t (february 1994). "the pins and rubbers traction system for treatment of comminuted intraarticular fractures and fracture-dislocations in the hand". journal of hand surgery (edinburgh, scotland). 19 (1): 98–107. doi:10.1016/0266-7681(94)90059-0. pmid 8169490. s2cid 21500835. this article is issued from wikipedia. the text is licensed under creative commons - attribution - sharealike. additional terms may apply for the media files.