Injury of axillary nerve

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Injury of axillary nerve
Suprascapular and axillary nerves of right side, seen from behind.
ICD-10 S44.3
ICD-9 955.0
MedlinePlus 000689


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

  1. Axillary nerve - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
  2. Steinmann SP, Moran EA (2001). "Axillary nerve injury: diagnosis and treatment". J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 9 (5): 328–35. PMID 11575912.
  3. The Nerves


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