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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email AP view of midshaft femur fracture with intramedullary rod According to many orthopedic sources, standard treatment of a femoral shaft fracture is an antegrade reamed intramedullary nail, shown in the radiograph above. This technique enables rigid fixation and is associated with a 98 to 99 percent union rate. Courtesy of Thomas J Mezzanotte, MD.