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¹Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
²Koc University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey Iatrogenic spinal deformities can cause either sagittal or coronal imbalance. They consist of flat back syndrome, post-laminectomy kyphosis, proximal junctional kyphosis, failing of a spinal instrument, pseudoarthrosis, infection and using of instruments that cause anterior compression. We discuss the iatrogenic spinal deformities and alternatives for treatment in this review. Keywords : Spinal deformity, Flat back syndrome, Post-laminectomy kyphosis, Proximal junctional kyphosis, Fusion, Osteotomies