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This study compared revision surgery rates as well as clinical and radiographic outcomes between matched cohorts of distal femur fractures treated with intramedullary nails or lateral plates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This multicenter retrospective study included adult patients with OTA\/AO 33A or 33C distal femur fractures treated with isolated retrograde intramedullary nails or lateral locked plates with a minimum 3-month follow-up at 10 level-1 trauma centers. Outcomes were compared between propensity-matched nail and plate groups including all-cause revision surgery, unplanned revision surgery to promote union, revision surgery for deep surgical site infection, and modified Radiological Union Scale for Tibia scores.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 245 fractures treated with intramedullary nails were propensity score\u2013matched 1:1 to 245 fractures treated with a single locked lateral plate. At a mean follow-up of 16 months, no significant differences were found in all-cause revision surgery (24% vs. 19%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.2), revision surgery to promote union (8.2% vs. 10%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.5), revision surgery for infection (5.7% vs. 5.7%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; 0.9), or modified Radiological Union Scale for Tibia scores at 3 months (9 vs. 9,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.6). No notable differences were observed in radiographic postoperative reduction parameters, surgical duration, follow-up duration, or qualitative clinical outcomes between the nail and plate groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Distal femur fractures treated with retrograde intramedullary nails or lateral locked plates showed no notable differences in revision surgery rates, radiographic healing, or qualitative clinical outcomes. Surgeons should choose nails or plates based on experience, fracture type, and perceived ease of achieving a good reduction with the specific implant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>III<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.5435\/jaaos-d-25-00575","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]],"date-time":"2025-11-21T21:00:46Z","timestamp":1763758846000},"page":"e1442-e1449","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Nail Versus Plate for Distal Femur Fracture: A Propensity-matched 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