# RETRACTION: Proximal Femoral Nail Anti‐Rotation vs. Dynamic Hip Screws Decrease the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections in Patients With Intertrochanteric Fractures: A Meta‐Analysis

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70302 · 2025-03-06

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed that a specific surgical method reduced infections in hip fracture patients, but it was found to have used a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's findings were invalidated due to a compromised peer review process and are not considered reliable.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a flawed peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The study's conclusions about surgical methods and infection rates are no longer valid.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

DaiP.
, 
ZhouH.
, 
MaoX.
, 
LiuC.
, 
WangZ.
, and 
KangY.
, “Proximal Femoral Nail Anti‐Rotation vs Dynamic Hip Screws Decrease the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections in Patients with Intertrochanteric Fractures: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 8 (2022): 3212–3220, 10.1111/iwj.14200.PMC1050226037095692

The above article, published online on 24 April 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Infections (MESH:D007239), Intertrochanteric Fractures (MESH:D006620)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11884881