All patients who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomized into one of two treatment groups. Group A patients will be treated with retrograde intramedullary nailing of the fracture with supplemental screw fixation of the articular portion of the fracture if needed. The Richards supracondylar nail (Smith & Nephew Richards, Memphis, TN, USA) will be utilized. Group B patients will have their fracture stabilized with the LISS plates (Synthes [USA], Paoli, PA, USA). Supplemental screw fixation of the articular portion of the fracture will occur, if needed. Postoperative care will not be any different than the postoperative care of any other patient undergoing internal fixation of a complex fracture around the knee and based on the patient's overall condition.