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Evaluación de la condición de salud y el nivel de discapacidad de la población con trauma raquimedular y trauma cra-neoencefálico en el municipio de Florencia-Caquetá
The objective of the present study was to stablish the level of disability, the health condition, and the correlation between these variables on the population with traumatic medullar injury and cranioencephalic trauma from the city of Florencia Caqueta, through the application of the clinic tests, ASIA, Ashworth Scale, movement patterns, Mini-mental State, and the disability test WHO-DAS 2.0. Methods: Transversal descriptive study with a correlational range on a population of 21 people with traumatic medullar injury, and 20 people with cranioencephalic trauma between the ages of 16 and 60 with different etiologies. The level of disability was characterized and correlated through WHO-DAS 2.0 and the health condition through the mini-mental State, ASIA, movement patterns and Ashworth Scale. Nonparametric statistics was used for data analysis through the SPSSS software. Results: The population with raquimedular trauma presented a prevalence of the thoracic injury for wound by firearm, with qualification ASIA A and with spastic vital signs. The population with cranioencephalic trauma had a prevalence of injury for road accident, with sequels of hemiplegia with higher affectation on lower extremities, low signs of spasticity, both pathologies with a good mental state according to the results from the Mini-mental State. The correlations stablished with disability that showed significance were the level of education and the Mini-mental State referring to raquimedullar trauma, for cranioencephalic trauma were found in the Mini-mental State and movement patterns. Conclusion: In Florencia Caqueta the most affected population with these traumatic pathologies is the male sex on productive ages with low educational level, unemployed, and that live on low social stratifications. It was found that the predominant etiology are traffic accidents and injuries by fire weapons. The disability level was established as Moderate on both pathologies according with the WHO-DAS 2.0 where it was identified that the factors that mainly induce to the increase of the disability level are the educational level, level of consciousness and cognitivity, the sequels and physical limitations for voluntary mobility.