Table 1 Drilling parameters comparing freehand and guided surgery K-wire placement compared to the pre-operative plan for both wires (superior and inferior) and pooled by group
| Drilling Parameters | Wire |
Freehand Mean ± STD |
Guided Mean ± STD | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wire Entry Point (mm) | Superior | 5.7 ± 3.2 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
| Inferior | 5.9 ± 3.3 | 1.6 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 | |
| Pooled | 5.8 ± 3.3 | 1.4 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 | |
| Wire Angulation (degrees) | Superior | 6.6 ± 4.3 | 2.4 ± 1.5 | < 0.001 |
| Inferior | 6.0 ± 4.5 | 2.5 ± 1.3 | < 0.001 | |
| Pooled | 6.3 ± 4.4 | 2.5 ± 1.4 | < 0.001 |