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01-09-2016 | Letter to the Editor

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

Authors: Fiona Berryman, Adrian Gardner

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 9/2016

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To correct an equation used to estimate height loss in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in a recent European Spine Journal paper.

Shi B, Mao S, Xu L, Sun X, Liu Z, Cheng JCY, Zhu Z, Qiu Y (2016) Accurate prediction of height loss in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Cobb angle alone is insufficient. Eur Spine J. doi:10.1007/s00586-014-3275-1 (In press)

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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
Authors: Fiona Berryman
Adrian Gardner
Publication date: 01-09-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-016-4707-x

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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

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