AVASCULAR NECROSIS OF THE FEMORAL HEADS IN A RED PANDA (AILURUS FULGENS FULGENS): POSSIBLE LEGG–CALVE–PERTHES DISEASE

Abstract 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.