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

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70406 · 2025-03-21

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This paper was retracted because it was accepted based on a compromised peer review process, according to the publisher's investigation.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

## Key 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- The article was retracted following an investigation into the peer review process.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The above article, published online on 26 March 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Diabetic Skin Ulcers (MESH:D012883)

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11928183