Table 1 Postoperative results and accuracy assessment.
 | Length change of mandibular ramus (mean ± SD, mm) | Osteotomy distance error (mean ± SD, mm) | Osteotomy plane angular error (mean ± SD, °) | Distraction device positional error (mean ± SD, mm) | Distraction device directional error (mean ± SD, °) |
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Exp. animals | 8.62 ± 0.90 | 1.99 ± 1.32 | 9.73 ± 3.56 | 4.79 ± 7.81 | 6.51 ± 3.19 |
Ctrl. animals | 6.57 ± 0.84 | 2.61 ± 1.30 | 18.97 ± 3.92 | 7.81 ± 1.58 | 15.07 ± 3.13 |
 | t = 4.096, p = 0.002 | t = 2.591, p = 0.011 | t = 4.276, p = 0.002 | t = 3.222, p = 0.009 | t = 4.697, p = 0.001 |