# RETRACTION: Wound Infection and Healing in Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis Compared With Intramedullary Nail for Distal Tibial Fractures: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally compared wound infection and healing outcomes of two surgical methods for distal tibial fractures.

## Contribution

The paper claimed to present a meta-analysis comparing two surgical techniques, but it was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

## Key findings

- The paper was retracted after an investigation found the peer review process was compromised.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal editor and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

WangS.‐F.
and
JiQ.‐L.
, “Wound Infection and Healing in Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis Compared With Intramedullary Nail for Distal Tibial Fractures: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14715, 10.1111/iwj.14715.38494179
PMC10944691

The above article, published online on 17 March 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.