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RETRACTION: Effect of Dexmedetomidine Combined With Local Infiltration Analgesia on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
A paper claiming to analyze the effect of a drug combination on post-surgery wound complications in knee replacement patients was retracted due to a flawed peer review process.
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The paper was retracted, revealing a compromised peer review process and no valid new scientific contribution.
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The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
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Abstract
RETRACTION: JiangC. , LvC. , GaoJ. , LiC. , “Effect of Dexmedetomidine Combined With Local Infiltration Analgesia on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14381, 10.1111/iwj.14381.PMC1082507337772317 The above article, published online on 29 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
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TopicsTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes · Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
RETRACTION:
C. Jiang , C. Lv , J. Gao , C. Li , “Effect of Dexmedetomidine Combined With Local Infiltration Analgesia on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14381, 10.1111/iwj.14381.PMC1082507337772317
The above article, published online on 29 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
