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The purpose of this study was to describe the application of 3D virtual surgical planning and patient specific 3D-printed cutting guides for the management of complex lower-limb deformities in young patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective, single-center study included 21 patients (mean age: 12 years) who underwent surgery using IMNs for complex lower-limb deformities correction between May 2019 and June 2024. Virtual 3D femoral and tibial models were created for preoperative planning and used to design patient-specific cutting guides for the surgical correction. All patients were evaluated for preoperative and postoperative anteroposterior and lateral deformity angles, time to osteotomy union, and complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twenty-one patients underwent correction of 23 extremities. According to an\n                      <jats:italic>a priori<\/jats:italic>\n                      classification, an excellent correction (residual angulation \u22645\u00b0 in both planes) was achieved in 19\/23 extremities (83%) and an acceptable correction (6\u201310\u00b0 residual angulation, within the recognized tolerance for the growing skeleton) in 4\/23 extremities (17%), no extremity demonstrated residual deformity &amp;gt;10\u00b0. Among the 20 patients available for follow-up, the mean time to radiographic union was 8.5 weeks (range, 4.5\u201318 weeks), excluding the cases treated with a PRECICE lengthening nail for combined limb deformity correction and bone lengthening. No major intraoperative or early postoperative complications occurred, two extremities (8.7%) developed delayed union that resolved without intervention, one planned secondary procedure was performed (4.3%), and one patient (4.8%) was lost to follow-up.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Three-dimensional virtual planning and patient-specific cutting guides represent effective adjuncts for correcting complex lower-limb deformities using intramedullary nails in pediatric patients. 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