RETRACTION: The Effect of Two Surgical Modalities for the Treatment of Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This retracted paper originally claimed to compare two surgical methods for treating femur fractures and their impact on wound complications.

Contribution

The paper has been retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute valid new knowledge.

Findings

The article was retracted after an investigation found issues with the peer review process.

No findings are valid as the paper is retracted and its conclusions cannot be trusted.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

ChenB.
,
LiS.
,
ZengF.
,
duanH.
, and
LuM.
, “The Effect of Two Surgical Modalities for the Treatment of Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur on Postoperative Wound Complications in Patients: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14421, 10.1111/iwj.14421.37931601
PMC10895200

The above article, published online on 06 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.