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Injury of axillary nerve
Introduction
Injury of axillary nerve is a condition that can be associated with a surgical neck of the humerus fracture.
It can also be associated with a dislocated shoulder.[1]
It most commonly occurs proximal to the quadrilateral space.[2]
It can result in a reduction in shoulder abduction.[3]
References
- ↑ Axillary nerve – Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics
- ↑ Steinmann SP, Moran EA (2001). “Axillary nerve injury: diagnosis and treatment”. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 9 (5): 328–35. PMID 11575912.
- ↑ The Nerves