Abstract: [Objective] Introduce the surgical technique and clinical results of lateral plate combined with iliac bone autograft and BMP-2 with intramedullary nail retention for nonunion of the femoral shaft fractures secondary to intramedullary nail fixation. [Methods] After anesthesia, the patient was put in supine position, iliac bone autografts were harvest ipsilaterally. Based on preoperative images, a longitudinal incision centered on the fracture site was made on lateral side of the affected thigh to expose the nonunion. The fracture ends were debrided with previous intramedullary nail retension, involving removing dead bone and hardened bone until fresh bleeding on the bone surface. A reconstructive plate or locking plate in suitable length was placed on the outer side of the femoral fracture ends, with drilling, depth measure, and screw fixation conducted in sequence. According to the defect situation after debridement, the iliac bone autograft was trimmed into a suitable size, mixed with BMP-2, and fully filled in gap between the fracture ends. As the drainage tube was placed, the wound was closed in layers and bandaged in proper pressure. [Results] All patients successfully completed the surgery and were followed up from 12 to 24 months with a mean of (15.8±3.8) months. At the last follow-up, all patients had the fractures nonunion healed well, with a healing time of (7.5±1.7) months in a mean, ranged from 5 to 10 months. The knee extension-flexion range of motion (ROM) was (120.5±5.9)° 9 months postoperatively, while the HSS score for knee function at the last follow-up were of (87.9±2.4) in a mean. The clinical outcome was marked as excellent in 12 cases and good in one case, with excellent and good rate of 100% at the latest follow-up. [Conclusion] The lateral plate combined with autologous iliac bone and BMP-2 grafting with nail retention for nonunion of femoral shaft fractures secondary to intramedullary nail fixation achieves satisfactory clinical outcome, with advantages of high healing rate and good recovery of limb function.