[Occupational medicine references for career choice for students with chronic diseases of the spine].

In 10-15% of the pupils at ten-year general polytechnical schools are chronic diseases, to obtain which mean a restriction of their vocational fitness. 2-4% of these youth have diseases of vertebral column. They are allowed to apply for an apprenticeship sooner than the other pupils after having had a vocational guidance from the aspect of industrial medicine. Under the conditions of large town the multiplicity of vocations can be considered as not substantially limited for these pupils.