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AXILLARY NERVE

Nerve Anatomy
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Overview

From WUSTL Neuromuscular

Anatomy Origin: C5-C6 Brachial plexus: Posterior cord Innervation Motor: Deltoid; Teres minor Sensory: Skin over lateral shoulder Lesions: Weak arm abduction & external rotation Trauma Shoulder dislocation Anterior glenohumeral Traction Humerus fracture: Proximal Compression: Sleeping prone with arms over head Blunt trauma: Football; Wrestling; Ice hockey Penetrating injury: Injection; Bullet; Rotator cuff surgery Quadrilateral (quadrangular) space syndrome Brachial neuritis

Related Conditions

Shared genes
Brachial Plexus: Structure
C8C7C6
Brachioradial Pruritis
C6C8
HERPES ZOSTER (Varicella)
VZVDNAC6
MUSCULOCUTANEOUS NERVE
C7BRACHIALFOREARM

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular
Washington University Disease Center
PubMed
Biomedical Literature
GeneReviews
NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews
Orphanet
Portal for Rare Diseases
NORD
National Organization for Rare Disorders

Data sourced from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.