Nail-plate combination
Nail-plate combination has been studied in 2 papers since 2025: 2 observational studies in people; 1 in the past year. The newest paper, May 27, 2026: “Comparative Analysis of Nail Plate Combination Over Alternative Fixation Constructs in Low-Energy Distal Femur Fractures: Recovery of Ambulatory Status and Outcomes”.
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See all 2 papers on nail-plate combination
At a glance
The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 2 independent labs in 1 country.
“NPC demonstrated lower average ambulatory impairment score over LLP: 3 weeks (-0.8; P = 0.002)”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 2 independent labs in 1 country
- Funders: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and 1 more
- Humans2
What did studies of nail-plate combination find?
4Studies of nail-plate combination measured 4 outcomes, among them radiographic union, mortality and ambulatory impairment score.
Radiographic union
no changein humans1
1 study
Radiographic union
no changein humans1
Nail-plate combination was not clearly linked with radiographic union in humans (low-energy distal femur fracture) (P = 0.104).
“Radiographic union was comparable (36.3% vs. 52.9% vs. 39.6% vs. 54.5%, P = 0.104).”
Humanslow-energy distal femur fracture
Journal of orthopaedic trauma
Mortality
downin humans1
1 study
Mortality
downin humans1
Nail-plate combination is linked with lower mortality in humans (low-energy distal femur fracture) (9% vs. 19%; P = 0.04).
“Six-month mortality was lower in NPC than rIMN (9% vs. 19%; P = 0.04).”
Humanslow-energy distal femur fracture6 months
Journal of orthopaedic trauma
Ambulatory impairment score
downin humans1
1 study
Ambulatory impairment score
downin humans1
Nail-plate combination is linked with lower ambulatory impairment score in humans (low-energy distal femur fracture) (-0.8, P = 0.002).
“NPC demonstrated lower average ambulatory impairment score over LLP: 3 weeks (-0.8; P = 0.002)”
Humanslow-energy distal femur fracture
Journal of orthopaedic trauma
Return to baseline ambulation status
upin humans1
1 study
Return to baseline ambulation status
upin humans1
Nail-plate combination is linked with better return to baseline ambulation status in humans (100% [11] vs 60% [71] lateral plate and 25% [3] dual plate).
“patients treated with nail-plate had higher rates of return to baseline function (p = 0.009).”
Humansn = 139
Interprosthetic Femur Fractures: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study
Journal of orthopaedic trauma