What are other names for the short pastern?

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What are other names for the short pastern?

The short pastern corresponds to the middle phalanx—the bone sitting between the fetlock joint and the coffin bone. In common anatomical terms, it’s simply the middle phalanx, the second bone in the sequence from the fetlock down. The long pastern is the proximal phalanx (the bone above the short pastern), and the coffin bone is the distal phalanx at the tip of the toe. The navicular bone is a separate bone located near the coffin joint, not the short pastern. So the short pastern is best described as the middle phalanx.

The short pastern corresponds to the middle phalanx—the bone sitting between the fetlock joint and the coffin bone. In common anatomical terms, it’s simply the middle phalanx, the second bone in the sequence from the fetlock down. The long pastern is the proximal phalanx (the bone above the short pastern), and the coffin bone is the distal phalanx at the tip of the toe. The navicular bone is a separate bone located near the coffin joint, not the short pastern. So the short pastern is best described as the middle phalanx.

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