# RETRACTION: Prevalence of Wound Infections and Postoperative Complications after Total Elbow Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to analyze wound infections and complications after elbow surgery for rheumatoid arthritis.

## Contribution

The paper has been retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not present valid new findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found it was accepted due to a flawed peer review.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice from the journal.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

ChenQ.‐Y.
,
LiuL.
, and
GuF.‐Z.
, “Prevalence of Wound Infections and Postoperative Complications after Total Elbow Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14451, 10.1111/iwj.14451.PMC1082812037867410

The above article, published online on 22 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.