Nerve transfer to musculocutaneous for elbow flexion restoration in brachial plexus injury (Ulnar and/or Median vs. Intercostal): A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.

Acta Neurochir (Wien) · 2025 · PMC12380866 · PMID 40856835

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Visual inspection of the funnel plot revealed a slight skew toward smaller studies reporting larger effects, and Egger’s test did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.06).

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