Matthias E Sporer, Marcos F Ghizoni, Jayme A Bertelli
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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.