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The paper's meta-analysis was retracted due to a compromised peer review process, indicating no valid new contribution.

## 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- The paper was retracted after an investigation found the peer review process was compromised.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 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The above article, published online on 09 August 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.