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In macroscopic dissection of embalmed cadavers it is nearly impossible to distinguish subcompartments within the connective tissue of the posterior compartment. Our comparative study of adult and fetal pelves shows that two subcompartments can be distinguished within the posterior compartment.
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Fritsch, H., Lienemann, A., Brenner, E., Ludwikowski, B. (2004). Compartments. In: Clinical Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor. Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 175. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18548-9_4
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