# RETRACTION: Assessing the Role of Combination of Stem Cell and Light‐Based Treatments on Skin Wound Repair: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to analyze how combining stem cells and light treatments affects skin wound healing.

## Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and no novel findings are valid.

## Key findings

- The paper was retracted after an investigation found issues with the peer review process.
- No conclusions or results from the paper can be considered reliable.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
ZhengM.
,
ZhangH.
,
WuH.
,
XieJ.
,
ChenQ.
,
JiangY.
, and
ZhaoD.
, “Assessing the Role of Combination of Stem Cell and Light‐Based Treatments on Skin Wound Repair: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 10 (2023): 4272–4280, 10.1111/iwj.14329.37525509
PMC10681544

The above article, published online on 31 July 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.