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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of limited fusion of the FC only versus treatment of the entire deformity with long fusions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title><jats:p>All adult scoliosis patients treated at the authors\u2019 institution in the period from 2006 to 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with FCs from L4 to S1 &gt; 10\u00b0 and radiculopathy ipsilateral to the concavity of the FC were eligible for study inclusion and had undergone three categories of surgery: 1) FC only (FC group), 2) lower thoracic to sacrum (LT group), or 3) upper thoracic to sacrum (UT group). Primary outcomes were the rates of revision surgery and complications. Secondary outcomes were estimated blood loss, length of hospital stay, and discharge destination. Spinopelvic parameters were measured, and patients were stratified accordingly.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 99 patients eligible for inclusion in the study, 27 were in the FC group, 46 in the LT group, and 26 in the UT group. There were no significant preoperative differences in age, sex, smoking status, prior operation, FC magnitude, pelvic tilt (PT), sagittal vertical axis (SVA), coronal balance, pelvic incidence\u2013lumbar lordosis (PI-LL) mismatch, or proportion of well-aligned spines (SVA &lt; 5 cm, PI-LL mismatch &lt; 10\u00b0, and PT &lt; 20\u00b0) among the three treatment groups. Mean follow-up was 30 (range 12\u2013112) months, with a minimum 1-year follow-up. The FC group had a lower medical complication rate (22% [FC] vs 57% [LT] vs 58% [UT], p = 0.009) but a higher rate of extension surgery (26% [FC] vs 13% [LT] vs 4% [UT], p = 0.068). The respective average estimated blood loss (592 vs 1950 vs 2634 ml, p &lt; 0.001), length of hospital stay (5.5 vs 8.3 vs 8.3 days, p &lt; 0.001), and rate of discharge to acute rehabilitation (30% vs 46% vs 85%, p &lt; 0.001) were all lower for FC and highest for UT.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Treatment of the FC only is associated with a lower complication rate, shorter hospital stay, and less blood loss than complete scoliosis treatment. 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