Semilunar line

Linea semilunaris

  • Eponym: Spiegel

Definition

In horses, on the solar surface is a rough semilunar line that separates the solar surface into a dorsal part (planum cutaneum) and a palmar flexor surface for the insertion of the deep digital flexor tendon. 

References

Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS

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