Theodoros B. Grivas


March 2015, Volume 24, Issue 3, pp 617 - 618 Letter to the Editor Read Full Article 10.1007/s00586-015-3781-9

First Online: 31 January 2015

In this letter to the Editor, an additional radiological thoracic deformity parameter is described, which was not included in the review, namely the rib index (RI). The index and its usefulness of its application are described, both in the clinical praxis and in the aetiology of idiopathic scoliosis. The pertinent literature is also sited.


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