Reply to Ten easy lessons for good communication of LCA by Reinout Heijungs (Int J Life Cycle Assess 19(3):473-476. DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0662-5)

Summary: This letter compares a targeted article with a similar article on cervical vertebral bone quality (VBQ) and finds that the two articles have different methods of calculating cervical VBQ, leading to completely different conclusions. The authors are advised to reconsider their research approach and use the calculation method from the contrasting article.