Clinical irrelevance of the Martin-Gruber communication: a study in proximal ulnar and median nerve lesions.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
The Martin-Gruber communication is a median-to-ulnar motor fibre exchange. However, no clinical evidence of its potential compensatory function was found in 54 patients with complete proximal lesions of either the ulnar or median nerves, suggesting that its significance is largely anecdotal.
Medical subject headings
- Median Nerve
- Ulnar Nerve
- Median Neuropathy
- Ulnar Neuropathies
Anatomy
- ulna
- radius/ulna