RETRACTION: Prevalence of Surgical Wound Infection and Related Factors in Patients After Long Bone Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This retracted study aimed to analyze surgical wound infection rates and related factors after long bone surgery through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Contribution

The paper's contribution is a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical wound infection prevalence and risk factors following long bone surgery.

Findings

The study aimed to determine the global prevalence of surgical wound infections after long bone surgery.

It sought to identify factors associated with surgical wound infections in this patient population.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

AsadiK.
,
TehranyP. M.
,
SalariA.
,
VajargahP. G.
,
MollaeiA.
,
SarafiM.
,
AshoobiM. T.
,
DelshadM. S. E.
,
TakasiP.
,
FouladpourA.
,
KarkhahS.
,
FarzanR.
, and
ArisA.
, “Prevalence of Surgical Wound Infection and Related Factors in Patients After Long Bone Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 10 (2023): 4349–4363, 10.1111/iwj.14300.37424390
PMC10681458

The above article, published online on 10 July 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 disagree with the retraction.