# RETRACTION: Effect of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Other Risk Factors on the Prevalence of Lower Extremity Amputation: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally aimed to analyze risk factors for lower extremity amputation in diabetic foot ulcers but was found to have issues with peer review and text overlap.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and unattributed textual overlap with another study.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found it was accepted due to a compromised peer review.
- Unattributed textual overlap was identified between this article and a 2020 study by different authors.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
ZhangH.
,
HuangC.
,
BaiJ.
, and
WangJ.
, “Effect of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Other Risk Factors on the Prevalence of Lower Extremity Amputation: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 8 (2023): 3035–3047, 10.1111/iwj.14179.37095728
PMC10502264

The above article, published online on 24 April 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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. In addition, the investigation found unattributed textual overlap between this article and another article by different authors [1]. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors disagree with the retraction. The authors disagree with the retraction.

[1] C. Lin, J. Liu, and H. Sun, “Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Amputation in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Meta‐Analysis,” PLOS ONE
15, no. 9 (2020): e0239236, 10.1371/journal.pone.0239236.32936828
PMC7494323