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Posterior compartment of thigh
One of the fascial compartments that contains the knee flexors and hip extensors / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The posterior compartment of the thigh is one of the fascial compartments that contains the knee flexors and hip extensors known as the hamstring muscles, as well as vascular and nervous elements, particularly the sciatic nerve.
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Posterior compartment of thigh | |
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![]() Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Posterior compartment is at center bottom.) | |
![]() Back of left lower extremity. | |
Details | |
Artery | Inferior gluteal artery, profunda femoris artery, perforating arteries |
Nerve | Sciatic nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | compartimentum femoris posterius |
TA98 | A04.7.01.003 |
TA2 | 2637 |
FMA | 45157 |
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