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The neurovascular structure most commonly injured as a result of an anterior dislocation of the shoulder is the:

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The neurovascular structure most commonly injured as a result of an anterior dislocation of the shoulder is the:

  1. Musculocutaneous nerve.
  2. Axillary nerve.
  3. Axillary artery.
  4. Median nerve.
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waelhammad
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B. Axillary nerve.

DISCUSSION: The axillary nerve is at greatest risk for injury. Occasionally a more severe neurologic deficit can occur as a result of injury to the brachial plexus. Rarely has injury to the axillary artery been reported.

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