The axillary nerve and its relationship to common sports medicine shoulder procedures.
Cadaveric dissections have demonstrated the precarious nature of the axillary nerve with relationship to three common sports medicine shoulder procedures: the anteroinferior acromioplasty and rotator cuff repair incision, the inferior capsular shift procedure, and the posterior portal for shoulder arthroscopy.
D001182:Arthroscopy; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001365:Axilla / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery*; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries