I have never heard of a tendon repair surgery, and to be honest, I am not a doctor nor vet but the amount of time movement would need to be restricted to allow a tendon to get back to functioning (to handle all the zoomies and binkies) would probably be a while. A rabbit is not going to really understand the concept of not stressing an injury at times and the consequences of movement, so reading that complications are occurring after surgery isn’t too surprising.

Though I understand it is not your desire, tri-pod (three legged) rabbits do exist and they can thrive quite wonderfully. There was a rabbit at my rescue who was a tripod and I spent an entire day volunteering and did not notice it because of his fur color and complete normal movements. Here is a useful page and also website resource if you’d like more information on tripod rabbits: http://www.disabledrabbits.com/limb-loss.html

Tendon repair surgery is not uncommon for humans, esp in cases of complete achilles tendon rupture.

If a tendon is completely severed, with no segment of it holding it together, the severed ends will be pulled in opposite directions, which means they nolonger have contact and thus can’t heal. But if there is some part of the tendon that still is intact, or if tendon surgery is at least partially successful, chances are the tendon can heal. Depending on what tendon is torn, there might be other, nearby tendons that can compensate for the loss of the torn tendon. I’m thinking this is why the vet wants to wait and see for a little bit.

Rabbits are notoriously bad at keeping casts on, but in this case fixation is very important. With a broken bone you can sometimes skip putting the leg in a cast, if the bone ends are aligned and stable. Putting a cone on a rabbit isn’t ideal, but there are instances when it is needed.

As Wick says, tripod rabbits tend to do great. Animals have a much bigger part of their brain dedicated to movement and balance than humans have.