Axillary Nerve

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Motor Supply

• teres minor
• deltoid

Sensory supply

• skin covering lower end of deltoid (upper lateral cutaneous nerve)

Path

1. leaves axilla dorsally between 
   • lower border subscapularis,
   • upper border teres minor
2. deep branch passes laterally around surgical neck of humerus

Common Pathology

• Damaged in 5% of shoulder dislocations

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