Posterior fourchette
Definition
The posterior midline junction where the labia minora meet, at the inferior border of the vaginal introitus. The most frequently reported site of anogenital injury after penetrative vaginal assault in research literature.
Related terms
- Fossa navicularis
- The shallow fossa between the posterior fourchette and the hymenal ring, anterior to the fourchette. An anatomically vulnerable zone often involved in...
- Hymenal remnants
- Tissue tags remaining from the hymenal membrane. In adults, remnants are normal findings and should not be described as evidence of prior...
- Injury-free assault
- The documented phenomenon whereby penetrative sexual assault produces no detectable anogenital injury in a significant proportion of cases. Supported by multiple prospective...
- TEARS
- The systematic mnemonic for anogenital findings: Tears (lacerations or fissures), Ecchymosis (bruising), Abrasions (superficial skin loss), Redness (erythema, which may be non-specific),...
- Vestibular papillomatosis
- A normal variant consisting of symmetrical micropapillary projections on the inner labia minora and vestibule. Often mistaken for condylomata acuminata (genital warts)...
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- TEARS Classification and Anogenital Injury PatternsThe posterior midline junction where the labia minora meet, at the inferior border of the vaginal introitus. The most frequently reported site of anogenital in...