The semi lunar crest is a part of which bone?

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The semi lunar crest is a part of which bone?

The semi-lunar crest is a landmark on the distal phalanx, the coffin bone. This ridge sits on the solar (bottom) surface of the coffin bone and helps form part of the joint surface with the navicular bone, shaping the crescent (semi-lunar) articular area that interacts with the navicular apparatus. Because this feature is specific to the coffin bone’s anatomy and participates in the hoof’s deepest joint, it belongs to the coffin bone rather than the cannon bone, proximal phalanx, or the navicular bone itself.

The semi-lunar crest is a landmark on the distal phalanx, the coffin bone. This ridge sits on the solar (bottom) surface of the coffin bone and helps form part of the joint surface with the navicular bone, shaping the crescent (semi-lunar) articular area that interacts with the navicular apparatus. Because this feature is specific to the coffin bone’s anatomy and participates in the hoof’s deepest joint, it belongs to the coffin bone rather than the cannon bone, proximal phalanx, or the navicular bone itself.

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