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===Innervation=== All three heads of the triceps brachii are classically believed to be innervated by the [[radial nerve]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Bekler H, Wolfe VM, Rosenwasser MP | title = A cadaveric study of ulnar nerve innervation of the medial head of triceps brachii | journal = Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research | volume = 467 | issue = 1 | pages = 235β8 | date = January 2009 | pmid = 18850256 | pmc = 2600974 | doi = 10.1007/s11999-008-0535-6 }}</ref> However, more recent studies observed that in around 14% of individuals, the long head of the triceps brachii was innervated by the [[axillary nerve]], and in 3% it received dual innervation from both the radial nerve and axillary nerve.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wade |first1=Michael D. |last2=McDowell |first2=Arthur R. |last3=Ziermann |first3=Janine M. |date=2018 |title=Innervation of the Long Head of the Triceps Brachii in Humans-A Fresh Look: INNERVATION OF THE LONG HEAD OF THE TRICEPS BRACHII |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.23741 |journal=The Anatomical Record |language=en |volume=301 |issue=3 |pages=473β483 |doi=10.1002/ar.23741|pmid=29418118 |s2cid=3676096 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Erhardt |first1=Alexandra J. |last2=Futterman |first2=Bennett |date=2017-01-01 |title=Variations in the Innervation of the Long Head of the Triceps Brachii: A Cadaveric Investigation |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-016-5146-z |journal=Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research |language=en |volume=475 |issue=1 |pages=247β250 |doi=10.1007/s11999-016-5146-z |issn=1528-1132 |pmc=5174069 |pmid=27830483}}</ref>
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