Treatment of Distal Femur Fractures with a Combined Nail-Plate Construct: Techniques and Outcomes.

A combination treatment using a retrograde intramedullary (IM) nail and a lateral locking plate has scarcely been described in distal femur fracture treatment. In this retrospective inquiry, we review 97 patients who were treated for distal femur fracture by one of five fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma surgeons at an urban level-1 trauma center. Of the 97 patients enrolled in this investigation, eight were treated with a combined nail-plate hybrid construct.