[Isokinetic and functional lumbar evaluation in workers pensioned with disability].

Background: there were 13,371 disability reports in Jalisco during 2008 about lumbar spine injuries; most of them were permanent and required evaluation of lumbar capabilities. The objective was to evaluate the functionality of the lumbar spine through the Oswestry questionnaire and isokinetic evaluation in pensioners with lumbar injury.

Methods: a comparative study on 20 workers with disability status of lumbar injury was done.

[Costs in hand amputations derived from labor injuries].

Background: Hand injuries by labor accidents are first rank. It is necessary to have a multidisciplinary medical approach to frequently generated temporary and permanent disabilities that affect costs to an institution and to enterprise.

Objective: To determine the direct cost (DC) and the indirect cost (IC) of complete and partial amputations in hand caused by labor injuries.