RETRACTION: Effect of Rapid Rehabilitation Care on Surgical Site Wound Infection and Pain in Patients With Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This retracted study claimed rapid rehabilitation care reduces infection and pain after hip fractures, but was withdrawn due to flawed peer review.

Contribution

The paper was retracted, indicating no novel contribution to medical knowledge.

Findings

The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

No valid findings remain as the study is retracted.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiJ.‐H.
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LiP.
, and
LiY.
, “Effect of Rapid Rehabilitation Care on Surgical Site Wound Infection and Pain in Patients with Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14540, 10.1111/iwj.14540.38069603
PMC10961049

The above article, published online on 09 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.