INTRAMUSCULAR MARTIN-GRUBER ANASTOMOSIS
AUTOR(ES)
Caetano, Edie Benedito, Vieira, Luiz Ângelo, Caetano, Mauricio Ferreira, Cavalheiro, Cristina Schmitt, Razuk Filho, Mauro, Sabongi Neto, João José
FONTE
Acta ortop. bras.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2016-04
RESUMO
Objective : This paper reports the incidence, origin, course and anatomical relationships of intramuscular Martin-Gruber anastomosis. Methods : Anatomical dissection of 100 limbs from 50 adults cadavers was performed. The intramuscular Martin-Gruber anastomosis was found in five forearms, three in the right and two in the left side, one was bilateral. All communication were located between the anterior interosseous nerve and the ulnar nerve. Conclusion : The purpose of intramuscular Martin-Gruber anastomosis, which we found in 5% of dissected limbs, is to supply the flexor digitorum profundus muscle and it is unlikely to have any influence on the innervation of the intrinsic muscles of the hand. Level of Evidence IV, Cases Series.
