title: Position of the axillary nerve in the deltoid muscle.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Nandedkar
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Mysorekar
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla / Q000294:innervation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000033:anatomy & histology*