Abstract:[Objective] To compare the clinical outcomes of locking plate combined with fibular strut allograft versus granular bone al- lograft for Neer three- and four-part proximal humeral fractures complicated with compressive bone defect in the elderly. [Methods] A ret- rospective study was conducted on 66 elderly patients who received locking plate combined with bone allografting for proximal humeral frac- tures complicated with compressive bone defect in our hospital from January 2012 to December 2019. Among them, 31 patients received fibular strut allograft, while the remaining 35 received granular bone allografts. The two groups were compared regarding to perioperative, follow-up, and radiographic data. [Results] All patients in both groups had surgical procedures finished successfully without statistical dif- ferences between the two groups in terms of operation time, intraoperative fluoroscopic frequency, blood loss, incision healing and hospital stay (P>0.05) , and followed up for more than 12 months. At 12 months postoperatively, the Constant-Murley score (CMS) , American Shoul- der and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, forward flexion range of motion (ROM) , and abduction ROM of the shoulder were significantly im- proved in both groups compared with those at 6 months postoperatively (P<0.05) , whereas which proved not statistically significant be- tween the two groups at any matching time points (P>0.05) . Radiographically, although there were no significant differences in term of frac- ture reduction quality and fracture healing time on images between the two groups (P>0.05) , the strut group proved significantly superior to the granular group in terms of variation of neck-shaft angle (VNSA) and variation of humeral head height (VHHH) (P<0.05) . [Conclusion] The locking plate combined with both strut bone allografting and granular bone allografting does achieve similar satisfactory clinical out- comes for Neer 3- or 4-part proximal humeral fractures complicated with compressive bone defect in the elderly. However, the fibular strut allograft has a better capacity to maintain the NSA and HHH.