To investigate if the timing of scapular neck fracture and ipsilateral clavicle fracturewill affect the recovery of shoulder function.

A retrospective analysis of patients with scapular neck fractures and ipsilateral clavicle fractures who underwent surgery in the orthopedic department of microsurgery of Xi^’an Honghui Hospital from January 2016 to December 2017 was divided into two groups according to whether the surgical timing after the injury was more than 10 days. The shoulder joint function, Herscovici function score, and shoulder joint complications were compared by non-parametric tests and independent sample t-test between the two groups after one year of surgery.

A total of 28 patients were included, 17 patients in the early surgery group and 11 patients in the delayed surgery group. The shoulder function (Z=-1.715) and Herscovici function scores(t=-1.286) of the two groups were basically the same after one year of operation, and the differences were not statistically significant (P>0.05). After one year of follow-up, one case of shoulder abduction was limited in the early operation group, two cases of shoulder abduction limitation and one case of arthritis in the extended operation group.

The early or delayed surgery for treatment of scapular neck fracture and ipsilateral clavicle fracture with simple clavicle internal fixation, may not affect the shoulder function recovery.