Articular surface

Facies articularis

Definition

In horse, the articular surface of the distal sesamoid bone (navicular) is divided in two parts, a dorsal surface that articulates with middle phalanx and a small distal surface, that articulates with the articular surface of sesamoid of the distal phalanx.

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Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS

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