Femur: Anatomy & Routine Projections - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome to today's lesson on the gross anatomy and routine radiographic projections of the femur. This essential topic forms the foundation for accurate imaging and diagnosis of conditions related to the femur. In this lesson, we'll cover the anatomy of the femur and routine projections for radiographs. Let's get started. The femur, which is the longest and strongest bone in the body, is generally thought of in terms of proximal and distal in radiology. Proximal anatomy terms include, the head, the rounded and smooth end of the proximal femur. The neck, a strong pyramidal process of bone that connects the head with the body in the region of the trochanters. The greater trochanter, a large prominence located superiorly and laterally to the femoral shaft, and the lesser trochanter, a smaller blunt conical eminence that projects medially and posteriorly from the junction of the neck and shaft of the femur.