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Among the most commonly reported combined techniques in the literature are the double-plate technique and the retrograde nailing plus lateral plating, the nail\u2013plate construct (NPC). The aim of our study is to compare surgical data, quality of life, and functional outcomes in 33-C fractures treated with either double-plate constructs or a retrograde nailing plus lateral plate.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A multicenter retrospective observational study was conducted in accordance with Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. Diagnoses were made on the basis of the AO classification, utilizing traditional radiological assessments. Patients were categorized into two groups on the basis of the surgical treatment they received: The NPC group comprised patients who underwent surgery with nail\u2013plate construct, while the Plate group consisted of those who had surgery with double plating.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 42 patients were included in the study. The NPC group comprised 26 patients with a mean age of 58.4\u2009\u00b1\u200918.8\u00a0years, while the Plate group consisted of 16 patients with a mean age of 61.3\u2009\u00b1\u200916.4\u00a0years. Significant differences were observed in knee extension recovery (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.010) and lateral distal femur angle (LDFA) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Linear regression showed a significant influence from treatment choice on all the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscales, as well as in all domains of the European Quality of Life Five Dimensions Five-Level Version (EQ-5D-5L), except for the Daily Self-Care domain.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Nail\u2013plate constructs seems to lead to significantly better outcomes in AO type C distal femur fractures, compared with double plating, in terms of knee function and quality of life. Significant differences are shown also in anatomical outcomes, especially in extension gap, and LDFA.<\/jats:p>\n            <jats:p>\n              <jats:italic>Level of evidence<\/jats:italic>: III<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s10195-025-00834-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,4]],"date-time":"2025-04-04T03:06:03Z","timestamp":1743735963000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Double plating versus nail\u2013plate construct in AO 33C distal femur fractures: treatment choice affects knee alignment, clinical outcomes, and quality of life\u2014a multicenter study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Domenico","family":"De Mauro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amarildo","family":"Smakaj","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alessandro","family":"Casiraghi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claudio","family":"Galante","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Federico","family":"Bove","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mario","family":"Arduini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giovanni","family":"Vicenti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Francesco","family":"Addevico","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abramo","family":"Fratus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicola","family":"Macellari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matteo","family":"Caredda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claudio","family":"Buono","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giulio","family":"Maccauro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giuseppe","family":"Rovere","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Francesco","family":"Liuzza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"834_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"691","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2006.04.130","volume":"37","author":"CM Court-Brown","year":"2006","unstructured":"Court-Brown CM, Caesar B (2006) Epidemiology of adult fractures: a review. 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