The university life implies significant changes in the food habits and physical activities. The university students usually don’t fulfill neither the recommended nutritional requirements nor the physical condition advises. The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional state and physical condition in Colombian university students attending to a food assistance program. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study with undergraduate students from the University of Caldas, Colombia. Anthropometric measurements (e.g. height, weight, biceps, triceps, subscapular and suprailiac skinfolds, arm and waist circumferences) were taken. Besides, functional manual pressure tests and the Harvard step test were performed. The correlation between anthropometrical and functional variables was calculated. According to the Body mass index (BMI), 22.4% from 420 students had malnutrition. The weight excess was 3.6 times bigger tan undernourishment (17.9 compared to 4.5%). However, when the body fat was measured the situation got worse: the 46.4% of them had fat excess. The women were the most affected. The waist circumference showed a fat distribution with abdominal predominance in 14% of the population. The forearm strength and muscle mass were decreased in almost the 50% of men and 30% of women. The physical condition was inappropriate for the 38.1% of participants with a greater alteration in the men. Contradicting the assumptions, it has found out that around 50% of the public university students and beneficiaries of a food assistance program had body fat excess and an inappropriate physical condition. Efforts to improve the physical activity and food habits must be carried out. At the same time, the impact of the malnutrition in health and academic efficiency must be reduced.

Introducción. La osteosíntesis con clavos elásticos (fijación intramedular) es un procedimiento que  ha venido ganando reconocimiento como una alternativa mínimamente invasiva para el manejo de las fracturas diafisiarias de clavícula (AO/OTA15.2A). Sin embargo, debido a su perfil de complicaciones, la elección del método más adecuado para el manejo primario de las fracturas desplazadas todavía es motivo de controversia. Objetivo. Comparar las tasas de consolidación; los resultados anatómicos, funcionales y estéticos, y las complicaciones en pacientes con fracturas desplazadas del tercio medio de la clavícula intervenidos con clavos elásticos o con placas. Materiales y métodos. Estudio comparativo retrospectivo realizado en 99 pacientes con fracturas desplazadas del tercio medio de la clavicula. Se registraron variables demográficas, tiempo quirúrgico, estancia  hospitalaria, complicaciones postoperatorias, longitud de la cicatriz, grado de satisfacción y alteraciones en la sensibilidad de la piel. El resultado funcional se calculó mediante los puntajes Constant y Quick-DASH. Resultados. Se analizaron los resultados de 61 osteosíntesis con clavos elásticos y 38 con placa. En los pacientes intervenidos con clavos elásticos el tiempo de cirugía y el tamaño de la cicatriz fueron menores, mientras que el puntaje Constant, los síntomas irritativos y la prominencia del material fueron mayores. Por su parte, en los pacientes intervenidos con placas la tasa de pseudoartrosis, las alteraciones en la consolidación y la disestesia en la cicatriz fueron mayores. Conclusión. La fijación intramedular para fracturas del tercio medio de la clavícula es una alternativa menos invasiva, con mejores resultados estéticos y funcionales, y con menos complicaciones mayores, en comparacion con la fijación con placa

Introduction:The clavicle is one of the bones more prone to injury because due to their subcutaneous and relative anterior position. Its management, either orthopedic or surgical, remains controversial. Therefore, the objective that guided this review was to identify current trends in the diagnosis and management of broken clavicle. Materials and Methods: a review of articles was conducted using PubMed / Medline, ScienceDirect, Embase, Ovid, and SpringerLink databases. Fifty-seven (57) references were selected based on the quality of the evidence they presented. Results and Discussion: Choosing the most appropriate treatment for broken clavicle continues to be a challenge for the orthopedist. The analysis should be based on the individual characteristics of each patient, a careful consideration of the benefits