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Abstract

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 13. J Small Anim Pract. 2020 Jan;61(1):46-50. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13087. Epub 2019 Nov 28. Presentation, treatment and outcome of long-bone fractures in pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Garcia-Pertierra S(1), Ryan J(1), Richardson J(1), Koterwas B(1), Keeble E(1), Eatwell K(1), Clements DN(1). Author information: (1)Hospital for Small Animals, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Scotland. OBJECTIVES: To describe the incidence, aetiology, characteristics, assessment, management and outcome of long-bone fractures in rabbits presenting to a single institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Medical records of pet rabbits diagnosed with long-bone fractures over a 12-year period were analysed. Patient signalment, fracture aetiology, fracture location, fracture description, time from fracture occurrence to veterinary presentation, fixation method, postoperative complications, clinical outcome and follow-up were recorded. RESULTS: Twenty-eight pet rabbits that sustained 30 fractures were included in the study [femoral (n=12), tibial (n=6), metacarpal/metatarsal/phalangeal (n=5), radial and ulnar (n=4) and tarsal (n=3)]. Twenty-one (75%) of the rabbits were less than 2 years of age, including seven (25%) under 6 months of age. Twenty-five fractures had no identifiable cause and five were traumatic. Only one fracture was open. Surgical stabilisation was performed in 22 fractures, four were non-surgically managed, two had the affected limb amputated, one underwent digital amputation and one was euthanased. Postoperative complications occurred in nine fractures [major (n=6), minor (n=3)]. The frequency of complications or attainment of a functional recovery was not notably different between the different methods of fixation. Overall, 24 rabbits recovered, two were euthanased and four underwent limb amputation. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Fractures in rabbits typically occur in young animals and they usually lack an obvious aetiology. The majority of the rabbits treated achieved a functional recovery, although the postoperative complication rate was high in fractures treated surgically (41%). © 2019 British Small Animal Veterinary Association. DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13087