just got back from the vets and basically I have a demic rabbit. His rear left leg is also deformed, the antibiotic cream I am using is doing the trick at keeping the infection at bay around the joints, so that is a good thing. It is just a case of sseing how we get on because the same would also apply to the hind leg (amputation) . The surgeon and myself do not want to go down this route at all.
It is quite possible due to the living accomodation he was living in (not having enough room to stretch and so forth) I think a 3ft hutch was mentioned when i got him.