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. 2023 Jan 10;11(1):e4728. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004728

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Fig. 2. — Anatomical diagrams sagittal and frontal horizontal section. A, Sagittal view. B, Frontal view through the vertical dense ligament. Its right part is removed allowing to see the arcuate ligament. C, Underside view (the ischiocavernous muscles are encircled by the ligamentous structures at their distal part). Looser, nonstabilizing ties: (1) fundiform ligament, (2) suspensory ligament. Stabilizing ties: (3) vertical dense ligament, (4) arcuate ligament, (5) urethral ligament.