Bone transport versus acute shortening for the management of infected tibial non-unions with bone defects.

Introduction: This study compared bone transport to acute shortening/lengthening in a series of infected tibial segmental defects from 3 to 10cm in length.

Methods: In a retrospective comparative study 42 patients treated for infected tibial non-union with segmental bone loss measuring between 3 and 10cm were included. Group A was treated with bone transport and Group B with acute shortening/lengthening.

Financial stress, attitudes toward money, and scores on a Dream Inventory.

During stock market losses in 2009 and high unemployment, ratings on the KJP Dream Inventory were correlated with factors of the Money Attitude Scale and items on the Contemporary Financial Stress Inventory for 71 graduate students in Counseling Psychology and Education. Correlations were significant for Retention on the Money Attitude Scale with Dissociative Avoidance (-.31), Dreams of falling (.