# 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

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70388 · 2025-03-21

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The paper has been retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute valid new knowledge.

## Key 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- The article was retracted after an investigation found issues with the peer review process.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The above article, published online on 06 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur (MESH:D006620)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11928208