Clinical irrelevance of the Martin–Gruber communication: a study in proximal ulnar and median nerve lesions
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.
Authors
- Marcos Flávio Ghizoni
- Jayme Augusto Bertelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9890-5080)
- Matthias E. Sporer
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch (AT)
- Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição (BR)
- Governador Celso Ramos Hospital (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17531934251330989
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00