title: Letter to the Editor concerning "Accurate prediction of height loss in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Cobb angle alone is insufficient" by Shi B, Mao S, Xu L, Sun X, Liu Z, Cheng JCY, Zhu Z and Qiu Y (2016) Eur Spine J; In Press; DOI 10.1007/s00586-016-4530-4.
abstract: To correct an equation used to estimate height loss in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in a recent European Spine Journal paper.
authors.affiliation: Research and Teaching Centre, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Bristol Road South, Birmingham, B31 2AP, UK. fiona.berryman@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2317-2046
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berryman
authors.affiliation: Research and Teaching Centre, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Bristol Road South, Birmingham, B31 2AP, UK.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis; D012600:Scoliosis
keywords: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Cobb angle; Height loss