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Thoracodorsal nerve

Branches · detail · C6 C7 C8

The T of ULTRA. Runs down the posterior axillary wall to latissimus dorsi, at risk in axillary clearance.

Traced from the start

  1. C5 nerve rootC6 nerve root
  2. Upper trunk
  3. C7 nerve root
  4. Middle trunk
  5. C8 nerve rootT1 nerve root
  6. Lower trunk
  7. Posterior division of the upper trunkPosterior division of the middle trunkPosterior division of the lower trunk
  8. Posterior cord
  9. Thoracodorsal nerve

Detail

Motor
Latissimus dorsi

When it goes wrong

Axillary lymph node clearance

Weak adduction, extension and internal rotation of the shoulder — the movements of pushing up out of a chair.

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