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Outcome of limb fracture repair in rabbits: 139 cases (2007–2015)
- Source :
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 252:457-463
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), 2018.
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVE To evaluate outcome of limb fracture repair in rabbits. DESIGN Retrospective case series. ANIMALS 139 client-owned rabbits with limb fractures treated between 2007 and 2015. PROCEDURES Medical records were reviewed for information on fracture location, fracture treatment, and time to fracture healing. RESULTS 25 rabbits had fractures involving the distal aspects of the limbs (ie, metacarpal or metatarsal bones, phalanges, and calcaneus or talus). Fractures were treated in 23 of these 25 rabbits (external coaptation, n = 17; external skeletal fixation, 4; and intramedullary pinning, 2) and healed in all 23, with a median healing time of 28 days (range, 20 to 45 days). One hundred ten rabbits had long bone fractures, and fractures were treated in 100 of the 110 (external skeletal fixation, n = 89; bone plating, 1; intramedullary pinning, 3; and external coaptation, 7). The percentage of fractures that healed was significantly lower for open (14/18) than for closed (26/26) tibial fractures and was significantly lower for femoral (19/26) and treated humeral (4/6) fractures than for radial (23/24) or closed tibial (26/26) fractures. Micro-CT was used to assess fracture realignment during external skeletal fixator application and to evaluate fracture healing. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The prognosis for rabbits with limb fractures was good, with fractures healing in most rabbits following fracture repair (109/123). Micro-CT was useful in assessing fracture realignment and evaluating fracture healing.
- Subjects :
- Male
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Bone healing
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Intramedullary rod
Fractures, Bone
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Fracture Fixation
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Animals
Medicine
Retrospective Studies
Fracture Healing
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Records
Limb fracture
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Calcaneus
Metatarsal bones
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Details
- ISSN :
- 00031488
- Volume :
- 252
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b65e10bb0c494821c1a3e27f10716632