01026nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653001100074653000900085653001100094653001200105653000900117653001700126653002200143653001600165100001500181700001400196700001300210245003900223300001000262490000700272520045500279022001400734       1986                            d  c1986 Jul10aAdult10aAged10aFemale10aHand10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMedian Nerve10aNeural Conduction10aUlnar nerve1 aBrandsma W1 aBirke J A1 aSims D S00aThe Martin-Gruber innervated hand.  a536-90 v113 a<p>Two patients with a complete ulnar nerve lesion at the elbow and a median nerve lesion at the wrist secondary to leprosy neuropathy retained good function of the first dorsal interosseous and flexor pollicis brevis muscles. One patient also lacked the typical finger clawing associated with ulnar and median paralyses. These findings were attributed to the presence of Martin-Gruber anastomoses that were confirmed by nerve-conduction studies.</p>  a0363-5023