Abstract:Objective To analyze guiding roles of multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) three-dimensional reconstruction assisting 3D printing technique in complex acetabulum fracture (AF) surgery.Methods The clinical data of 83 patients with complex AF in orthopedics department of the hospital from April 2017 to March 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 38 cases who underwent preoperative planning with MSCT three-dimensional reconstruction assisting 3D printing technique were enrolled as steering group, while 45 cases who underwent preoperative planning with traditional method were enrolled as routine group. The surgical indexes of the two groups were recorded. The reduction quality of pelvis and acetabulum, and function recovery of pelvis and hip joint were evaluated. The quality of pelvic and acetabular reduction, and the functional recovery of pelvic and hip joints were evaluated. The adverse events after operation were counted.Results Compared with routine group, intraoperative blood loss was significantly less in steering group, operation time, intraoperative fluoroscopy time and fracture healing time were significantly shorter (P < 0.05). The good rates of pelvic reduction in both groups were both higher than 80%. The proportions of acetabulum anatomical reduction and satisfactory reduction were both higher than 85%. However, there was no significant difference in reduction quality of pelvis or acetabulum between the two groups (P > 0.05). Compared with those before surgery, scores of Majeed pelvic quantification and Harris hip in both groups were significantly increased at 3 months and 6 months after surgery (P < 0.05). At 3 months after surgery, the above two scores in steering group were higher than those in routine group (P < 0.05), while there was no significant difference between the two groups at 6 months after surgery (P > 0.05). Patients in the steering group and routine group were followed up, and the difference in adverse event rates between steering group and routine group during the period was not statistically significant (χ2 = 0.613, P = 0.434).Conclusion The application of MSCT three-dimensional reconstruction assisting 3D printing technique for preoperative guidance can make complex AF surgery more personalized, thus shortening operation time and fluoroscopy time, reducing intraoperative blood loss, accelerating fracture healing, pelvic, and hip function recovery.