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Methods: We included 90 patients who underwent spinal surgery for primary (group A, n = 46) and iatrogenic (group B, n = 44) spondylolisthesis. Radiographs were performed before and after spinal surgery. Low back pain and leg pain were assessed with the Visual Analog Scale preoperatively, postoperatively, and at 12 months, the Frankel classification was used to assess neurological impairment, and the Oswestry Disability Index was assessed preoperatively at 6 and 12 months. Results: Patients in group A had better surgical outcomes, with shorter surgical time (p = 0.005), less intraoperative bleeding (p = 0.0015), and achieving higher degrees of spondylolisthesis reduction (p = 0.0128) with more reduction distance reached (p = 0.0153). Moreover, patients from group A had significantly higher levels of low back pain preoperatively compared to patients from group B (p = 0.0042). No significant differences were noted in low back pain and leg pain at the 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Fewer implant failures were seen in group B, while group A had a slightly faster arthrodesis rate. Conclusions: Iatrogenic spondylolisthesis requires additional surgeries with increased risks and socioeconomic costs. However, while surgical challenges differ based on the etiology of spondylolisthesis, the long-term outcomes might not vary significantly. Future research is needed to address the optimization of surgical techniques and rehabilitation strategies in order to improve the outcomes in both cohorts.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14072193","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,24]],"date-time":"2025-03-24T06:21:38Z","timestamp":1742797298000},"page":"2193","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Primary Versus Iatrogenic Spondylolisthesis: A Multi-Dimensional Comparison of Outcomes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Dana-Georgiana","family":"Nedelea","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Doctoral School, The \u201cCarol Davila\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, \u201cFoisor\u201d Clinical Hospital of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Osteoarticular TB, 021382 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-8937-7608","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Diana Elena","family":"Vulpe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Doctoral School, The \u201cCarol Davila\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, \u201cFoisor\u201d Clinical Hospital of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Osteoarticular TB, 021382 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7403-1684","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Serban","family":"Dragosloveanu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, \u201cFoisor\u201d Clinical Hospital of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Osteoarticular TB, 021382 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The \u201cCarol Davila\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ioan Cristian","family":"Stoica","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, \u201cFoisor\u201d Clinical Hospital of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Osteoarticular TB, 021382 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The \u201cCarol Davila\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Burton, M.R., Dowling, T.J., and Mesfin, F.B. 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