Determining the Relationship of the Axillary Nerve to the Shoulder Joint Capsule from an Arthroscopic Perspective by Matthew R. Price, Edward D. Tillett,

Determining the Relationship of the Axillary Nerve to the Shoulder Joint Capsule from an Arthroscopic Perspective

by Matthew R. Price, Edward D. Tillett, Robert D. Acland, and G. Stephen Nettleton

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 86(10):2135-2142

October 1, 2004

©2004 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

View of a shoulder from above.

Matthew R. Price et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2004;86:2135-2142


Close-up view (oriented as in Fig. 1) of the glenoid fossa and the inferior portion of the shoulder capsule.



Relevant portions of the inferior glenohumeral ligament (oriented as in Fig. 1).



The microdissection through the window cut in the inferior glenohumeral ligament reveals the axillary nerve branching as it traverses the quadrangular space.



The axillary nerve (arrow), stained with Evans blue dye, before it enters the quadrangular space.



The dotted line represents the location of the plane perpendicular to the surface of the glenoid fossa passing through the center-line (12 o'clock through 6 o'clock) position on the glenoid.



The solid black lines represent the locations of serial coronal slices made through the glenoid fossa.



Coronal slice through the glenoid fossa at the position 10 mm posterior to the first cut.



Close-up view of Fig. 8.



The typical branching pattern of the axillary nerve in relation to the shoulder joint capsule, as seen from a superior view, is depicted by the dotted lines.



The dotted line represents the course of the axillary nerve running inferior to the glenoid rim.



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