Abstract
The pelvic floor consists of a set of soft tissue structures, supported by a group of muscles, which are in turn attached to a bony framework. The soft tissues are attached to each other and the bony framework by condensations of fascial and fibromuscular tissues. This chapter will briefly review contemporary understanding of these structures and their anatomic relationships.
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Hoyte, L.P.J. (2008). Live Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor: An MRI Perspective. In: Atlas of Pelvic Floor Ultrasound. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-584-4_1
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