title: The classic: kyphosis dorsalis juvenilis.
abstract: Kyphosis dorsalis juvenilis, the so-called apprentice or muscular kyphosis, is caused by disturbances in the vertebral epiphyses and not as originally suggested by muscular spinal insufficiency. The pathology resembles Calvé-Perthes osteochondritis deformans juvenilis coxae and can therefore be labelled as Osteochondritis deformans juvenilis dorsi.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012544:Scheuermann Disease / Q000266:history*