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Femoral condylar fractures in four continental giant breed rabbits.

C DorlisS Garcia-PertierraJ RichardsonB KoterwasE KeebleK EatwellJ RyanDylan Neil Clements
Published in: The Journal of small animal practice (2021)
Four male neutered continental giant rabbits aged between 10 and 30 months were presented with femoral condylar fractures, which developed without an observed traumatic injury. Stabilisation of the condylar fracture was achieved with screw fixation in all cases, which was supplemented with additional fixation in three cases. Complications consequent to the surgical intervention occurred in two cases: a femoral fracture and loss of fixation. Three rabbits were reported to have recovered normal limb function, and the rabbit that developed a femoral fracture as a consequence of its surgical intervention was treated with amputation.
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