Position of the axillary nerve in the deltoid muscle.
The relationship of the anterior branch of the axillary nerve to the deltoid muscle was studied on both sides in 66 adult cadavers. The nerve runs a course on the deep surface of the deltoid muscle about 2.2 cm above the midpoint on the vertical plane of the muscle.
Kulkarni
R R
RR
Department of Anatomy, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India.
Nandedkar
A N
AN
Mysorekar
V R
VR
D001365:Axilla / Q000294:innervation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000033:anatomy & histology*