This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Injuries Around the Thigh & Knee, Subject name: Orthopaedics
Maximum shortening of lower limb is seen in: 
Select and explain. 
A. Fracture shaft femur, B. Fracture neck femur, C. Fracture intertrochanteric femur, D. Transcervical fracture neck femur
A: Fracture shaft femur
Answer: A: Fracture shaft femur 
Explanation: (a) Fracture shaft femurLower limb injures associated with maximum shortening are posterior dislocation of hip > fracture shaft femur > Fracture subtrochanteric femur > Intertrochanteric fracture > Fracture Neck Femur