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These fasciæ are closely related to one another and to the deep fascia of the perineum, and in addition have special connections with the fibrous coverings of the pelvic viscera



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It arches beneath the obturator vessels and nerve, completing the obturator canal, and at the front of the pelvis is attached to the back of the superior ramus

obturator fascia is attached to the falciform process of the sacrotuberous ligament and to the arch, where it becomes continuous with the superior fascia


Behind, it is prolonged into the gluteal region. 3
The internal pudendal vessels and pudendal nerve cross the pelvic surface of the Obturator internus and are enclosed in a special canal—Alcock’s canal—formed by the obturator fascia