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Surgical neck of the humerus
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Left humerus. Anterior view. (Surgical neck labeled at upper left.)
Latin collum chirurgicum humeri
Gray's subject #51 209

The surgical neck of the humerus is a constriction below the tubercles of the greater tubercle and lesser tubercle.

It is much more frequently fractured than the anatomical neck of the humerus. A fracture in this area is most likely to cause damage to the axillary nerve.

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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.




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