85) Explanation • Anterior shoulder dislocation can cause | Anatomy embryology histology videos & books

85) Explanation



• Anterior shoulder dislocation can cause injury to axillary nerve
• Axillary nerve passes inferior to the humeral head and winds around the surgical neck of the humerus. The axillary nerve is usually injured during fracture of this part of the humerus.
• It may also be damaged during dislocation of the gleno humeral joint and by compression from the incorrect use of crutches