What is the anatomy involved in laminitis/founder?

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What is the anatomy involved in laminitis/founder?

Laminitis/founder centers on the structures that suspend the coffin bone inside the hoof: the distal phalanx, the laminae that anchor the bone to the hoof wall, and the solar corium beneath the sole that nourishes the hoof horn. In founder, inflammation or disruption of the laminae weakens the connection between the distal phalanx and the hoof, which can lead to rotation or sinking of the bone and significant pain. So the anatomy involved includes the distal phalanx, the laminae, and the solar corium. The other options don’t fit because they either point to the wrong bone (the proximal phalanx or navicular bone) or only one component of the hoof’s supporting structures (the coffin joint capsule).

Laminitis/founder centers on the structures that suspend the coffin bone inside the hoof: the distal phalanx, the laminae that anchor the bone to the hoof wall, and the solar corium beneath the sole that nourishes the hoof horn. In founder, inflammation or disruption of the laminae weakens the connection between the distal phalanx and the hoof, which can lead to rotation or sinking of the bone and significant pain. So the anatomy involved includes the distal phalanx, the laminae, and the solar corium.

The other options don’t fit because they either point to the wrong bone (the proximal phalanx or navicular bone) or only one component of the hoof’s supporting structures (the coffin joint capsule).

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