A treatise on orthopedic surgery . nua,and resembles closely that of the subacute form of anterior polio-myelitis. Myopathic Paralysis or Muscular ^The myo-pathic form of muscular atrophy may be preceded by apparenthypertrophy (pseudohypertrophic muscular paralysis), it maybe primarily atrophic, or the two forms may be combined. It differs from the myelopathic form in several is a disease of childhood. It is often hereditary and its dis-tribution is different. The affection is divided according to the distribution into twomain varieties: 1. The facio-scapulo-humeral t
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . nua,and resembles closely that of the subacute form of anterior polio-myelitis. Myopathic Paralysis or Muscular ^The myo-pathic form of muscular atrophy may be preceded by apparenthypertrophy (pseudohypertrophic muscular paralysis), it maybe primarily atrophic, or the two forms may be combined. It differs from the myelopathic form in several is a disease of childhood. It is often hereditary and its dis-tribution is different. The affection is divided according to the distribution into twomain varieties: 1. The facio-scapulo-humeral type (Landouzy-Dejerine), inwhich the muscles of the face and shoulder girdle are primarilyaffected (Fig. 435). ^ Spiller, Philadelphia Medical Journal, June 21, 1902. 662 OBTHOPEDIC SUBGEBY. %. The juvenile form of Erb, in which, the muscles of theback and of the upper arms are first involved. The etiology, pathology, and clinical course of the atrophicdo not differ essentially from the pseudohypertrophic form. Fig. 434. Fig.
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