Femoral shaft fracture. A Femoral shaft fracture. A. Anteroposterior x-ray showing fracture of the midshaft of the femur. B. Anteroposterior x-ray after closed reduction and intramedullary fixation using an antegrade titanium locked nail. C. Anteroposterior x-ray showing fixation of a midshaft femoral fracture and ipsilateral femoral neck fracture with a retrograde intramedullary nail. Source: Orthopedic Surgery, CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 14e Citation: Doherty GM. CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 14e; 2015 Available at: http://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/books/1202/doh_ch40_f016.png&sec=71527484&BookID=1202&ChapterSecID=71527086&imagename= Accessed: November 02, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved