# RETRACTION: Effect of Open Versus Minimally Invasive Surgery on Postoperative Wound Site Complications in Patients With Recurrent Shoulder Instability: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted study compared open and minimally invasive shoulder surgery outcomes but was found to have used a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis comparing surgical techniques was retracted due to peer review fraud.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- No valid conclusions can be drawn from the study's findings.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

PanD.
,
SuoY.
,
ChenQ.
,
HouD.
, and
ZhangL.
, “Effect of Open Versus Minimally Invasive Surgery on Postoperative Wound Site Complications in Patients With Recurrent Shoulder Instability: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14412, 10.1111/iwj.14412.PMC1082461737751908

The above article, published online on 26 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.