Which of the following is not involved in pedal osteitis?

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Which of the following is not involved in pedal osteitis?

Pedal osteitis centers on the navicular apparatus—the navicular bone and the structures closely surrounding it that form and support the navicular joint. Inflammation here most directly involves the navicular bursa and the deep digital flexor tendon interface, and it can extend to nearby soft tissues that share the load, such as frog tissue and the digital cushion. The solar corium lines the sole, and the coffin bone (P3) is the main internal bone of the hoof; neither is a primary site of change in pedal osteitis. So the tissue not involved in this condition is the solar corium and the coffin bone.

Pedal osteitis centers on the navicular apparatus—the navicular bone and the structures closely surrounding it that form and support the navicular joint. Inflammation here most directly involves the navicular bursa and the deep digital flexor tendon interface, and it can extend to nearby soft tissues that share the load, such as frog tissue and the digital cushion. The solar corium lines the sole, and the coffin bone (P3) is the main internal bone of the hoof; neither is a primary site of change in pedal osteitis. So the tissue not involved in this condition is the solar corium and the coffin bone.

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