# 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.

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The above article, published online on 10 July 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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