# RETRACTION: Effect of Intramedullary Nail Fixation and Internal Plate Fixation in Distal Tibia Fracture Surgery on Post‐Operative Wound Infection in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to compare surgical methods for tibia fractures and their impact on wound infections.

## Contribution

The paper is retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute new valid findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found the peer review process was compromised.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal editor and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LvC.
,
JiangC.
,
LvW.
,
ZhangS.
, and
LiC.
, “Effect of Intramedullary Nail Fixation and Internal Plate Fixation in Distal Tibia Fracture Surgery on Post‐Operative Wound Infection in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14383, 10.1111/iwj.14383.PMC1082812637828714

The above article, published online on 12 October 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.