Puboprostatic ligament

Puboprostatic ligament

Infobox Ligament
Name = Puboprostatic ligament
Latin = ligamentum puboprostaticum
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From = prostate
To = tendinous arch
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DorlandsPre = l_09
DorlandsSuf = 12492895

The Puboprostatic ligament is a thickening of the superior fascia of the pelvic diaphragm in the male that extends laterally from the prostate to the tendinous arch of the pelvic fascia and continues forward and medially from the tendinous arch to the pubis.


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