Editing Axillary nerve (section)

==Clinical significance==
The axillary nerve may be [[Injury of axillary nerve|injured]] in anterior-inferior [[Dislocated shoulder|dislocations of the shoulder joint]], compression of the axilla with a crutch or fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus. An example of injury to the axillary nerve includes [[axillary nerve palsy]]. Injury to the nerve results in:

*Paralysis of the [[teres minor muscle]] and [[deltoid muscle]], resulting in loss of abduction of arm (from 15-90 degrees), weak flexion, extension, and rotation of shoulder. Paralysis of deltoid and teres minor muscles results in [[flat shoulder deformity]].
*Loss of sensation in the skin over the regimental badge area.<ref name=":2" />
Direct trauma to the nerve can also lead to paralysis and loss of sensation.<ref>{{Citation|last=Neal|first=Sara|title=Chapter 33 - Peripheral Nerve Injury of the Upper Extremity|date=2015-01-01|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128026533000828|work=Nerves and Nerve Injuries|pages=505–524|editor-last=Tubbs|editor-first=R. Shane|place=San Diego|publisher=Academic Press|language=en|doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-802653-3.00082-8|isbn=978-0-12-802653-3|access-date=2020-10-25|editor2-last=Rizk|editor2-first=Elias|editor3-last=Shoja|editor3-first=Mohammadali M.|editor4-last=Loukas|editor4-first=Marios|url-access=subscription}}</ref>