RETRACTION: Effect of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Versus Percutaneous Kyphoplasty on Post‐Operative Wound Pain in Patients With Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures

TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to compare two spinal procedures for pain relief in osteoporotic fractures but was found to have a compromised peer review process.

Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a flawed peer review process and lacks valid scientific contribution.

Findings

The article was retracted after an investigation revealed a compromised peer review process.

The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

SiX.
,
ShanD.
,
Huol.
,
HuY.
,
ZouC.
,
WangB.
,
CaoJ.
, and
WuW.
, “Effect of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Versus Percutaneous Kyphoplasty on Post‐Operative Wound Pain in Patients With Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14745, 10.1111/iwj.14745.38484743
PMC10940009

The above article, published online on 14 March 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.