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Posterior fascial compartment of thigh
Introduction
The posterior fascial compartment of the thigh contains the knee flexors and hip extensors.
It consists of the following muscles:[1][2]
The muscles here (except for the short head of the biceps femoris) are the hamstrings.
References
References
- ↑ Sauerland, Eberhardt K.; Patrick W., PhD. Tank; Tank, Patrick W. (2005). Grant’s dissector. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 133. ISBN 0-7817-5484-4.
- ↑ “Summary of Lower Limb”. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
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