Table 1. Statistical analyses of evaluation criteria.
| Wiring with template | Wiring with conventional method | p* | |||||||
| n | % | Mean | Min-Max | n | % | Mean | Min-Max | ||
| Rate of wire placement in S1 vertebra body | 15/15 | 100 | 15/15 | 100 | |||||
| Applicability for transsacral screwing | 15/15 | 100 | 11/15 | 73.3 | |||||
| Deflection angle in axial plane | 2.68° | 0.4°-6.3° | 6.38° | 1°-17.6° | 0.001 | ||||
| Deflection angle in coronal plane | 2.17° | 0.3°-4.4° | 4.32° | 1°-18.4° | 0.054 | ||||
| Amount of deviation from the ideal entry point (mm) |
1.43 | 0-4 | 5.97 | 0.06-11 | 0.001 | ||||
| * Mann-Whitney U test; p<0.05. | |||||||||