What two views are typically obtained for suspected femur fracture?

• A. AP femur and lateral femur views
• B. AP femur and oblique femur views
• C. Lateral femur and AP knee views
• D. AP hip and lateral femur views

Answer: (A)

In imaging a suspected femur fracture, two views in two different planes are needed to clearly see the fracture and how the bone is aligned. The standard set is an AP view of the femur together with a lateral view of the femur. This pairing lets you evaluate the fracture line, displacement, and angulation across the entire bone, which is essential for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning. An oblique view doesn’t add the key information provided by the straight AP and lateral projections, and views focused only on the knee or only on the hip may miss fractures of the femoral shaft or distal/proximal segments, since they don’t show the whole bone in two orthogonal planes.