RETRACTION: Association Between Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Patients With Diabetes: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to find a link between diabetic retinopathy and foot ulcers in diabetes patients through a meta-analysis.

Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis was retracted due to a compromised peer review process, indicating no valid new contribution.

Findings

The paper was retracted after an investigation found the peer review process was compromised.

The authors did not respond to the retraction notice from the journal.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiZ.
,
WeiJ.
, and
LuS.
, “Association Between Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Patients With Diabetes: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 10 (2023): 4077–4082, 10.1111/iwj.14299.37554103
PMC10681479

The above article, published online on 09 August 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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