Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The posterior fascial compartment of the thigh contains the knee flexors and hip extensors.It consists of the following muscles: biceps femoris semitendinosus semimembranosusThe muscles here (except for the short head of the biceps femoris) are the hamstrings.These muscles are mainly innervated by the sciatic nerve specifically the tibial nerve. The short head of the biceps femoris is innervated by the fibular nerve.
