Avascular necrosis of the femoral heads in a red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens): possible Legg-Calve-Perthes disease.
A 17-mo-old captive-born female red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) presented with a sudden onset of lameness in its left hind leg was diagnosed radiographically as having possible severe, bilateral Legg-Calve-Perthes disease with fracture of the great trochanter of the left femur. Surgical repair of the fracture was performed using pins and a tension band wire through a lateral approach to the hip. This is the first case reported at Madrid Zoo-Aquarium, where 63 individuals have been bred over 15 yr.
Delclaux
María
M
Zoo-Aquarium de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Talavera
Covadonga
C
López
Manuel
M
Sánchez
Jose Miguel
JM
García
María Isabel
MI
D000818:Animals; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000662:veterinary; D002335:Carnivora / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000662:veterinary; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography