RETRACTION: Effect of Platelet‐Rich Plasma on Healing of Lower Extremity Diabetic Skin Ulcers: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This paper was retracted because it was accepted based on a compromised peer review process, according to the publisher's investigation.

Contribution

The paper's contribution is null due to its retraction for peer review compromise.

Findings

The article was retracted following an investigation into the peer review process.

The authors disagree with the retraction decision.

The retraction was agreed upon by the journal's Editor in Chief and publisher.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

FangX.
,
WangX.
,
HouY.
,
ZhouL.
,
JiangY.
, and
WenX.
, “Effect of Platelet‐Rich Plasma on Healing of Lower Extremity Diabetic Skin Ulcers: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14856, 10.1111/iwj.14856.38531532
PMC10965316

The above article, published online on 26 March 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 disagree with the retraction.