# RETRACTION: Effects of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Wound Infection and Healing in Patients with Open Fracture Wounds: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed negative pressure wound therapy improves healing in open fracture wounds but was accepted due to a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process, revealing no valid new contribution.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found the peer review process was compromised.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The paper's claims about wound therapy are considered unreliable.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

XuN.‐L.
and
MiW.
, “Effects of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Wound Infection and Healing in Patients with Open Fracture Wounds: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14757, 10.1111/iwj.14757.

The above article, published online on 07 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.