Surgical Correction of Patellar Luxation in a Rabbit
Joint Authors
Source
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A two-and-a-half-year-old giant lop-eared rabbit, weighing 5.1 kg, presented with a one-month history of intermittent right hind limb lameness.
The limb locked in extension during hopping.
On examination, a grade-2 medial patellar luxation of the right hind was diagnosed, with associated stifle joint swelling.
Radiographic findings of the right stifle comprised periarticular osteophyte formation consistent with mild degenerative joint disease and joint effusion.
Surgical correction involving right trochlear wedge recession sulcoplasty and lateral imbrication was carried out to stabilise the patella in the trochlear groove.
The right hind limb lameness resolved, and the patella was stable at a 6-month postoperative examination.
One year postoperatively, the right patella was luxating again concurrent with bilateral stifle effusions.
Euthanasia was performed twenty months after surgery due to recurrent lameness in the right hind limb.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Riggs, J.& Langley-Hobbs, S. J.. 2013. Surgical Correction of Patellar Luxation in a Rabbit. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457756
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Riggs, J.& Langley-Hobbs, S. J.. Surgical Correction of Patellar Luxation in a Rabbit. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457756
American Medical Association (AMA)
Riggs, J.& Langley-Hobbs, S. J.. Surgical Correction of Patellar Luxation in a Rabbit. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457756
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457756