Figure 28-11 for midfemoral fractures, the patient is placed on the fracture table in the lateral position with the legs spaced and positioned to allow roentgenography at an angle in several planes. (Adapted from Day LJ: Unusual positions: Orthopedics: Surgical aspects. In Martin JT [ed]: Positioning in Anesthesia and Surgery, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1987, p 229.)