Abstract:Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of 3D printing and Y-type locking plates or reconstruction locking plate in unstable fractures of scapular body with the neck and/or the basilar part of scapula spine. Methods This is a retrospective study of 30 patients with unstable fractures of scapular body and neck and/or the basilar part of scapula spine treated in the Hanzhong Central Hospital in Shaanxi Province from July 2013 to July 2016. Among them, 12 patients received 3D printing and Y-type locking plates (Group A) and 18 patients received reconstruction locking plates (Group B). The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, Constant shoulder function and complications were analyzed. Results The two groups are compared in the operative time, intraoperative blood loss and shoulder joint function, and the differences are statistically significant (P<0.05). No complications such as infection, fracture nonunion, iatrogenic vascular and nerve injury occurred after operation. Conclusions Under the precise guidance of the 3D printing model, the treatment of unstable scapular fracture with Y-type locking plate has shorter operation time, less intraoperative blood loss and better clinical effect than that with reconstruction locking plate.