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RETRACTION: The Effect of Different Wound Dressing Materials Used in Postoperative Treatment of Wounds After Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper originally claimed to analyze the effects of wound dressings after hip and knee surgeries but was found to have used a compromised peer review process.
Contribution
The paper was retracted due to a flawed peer review process and does not contribute new findings.
Findings
The paper was retracted by the journal due to a compromised peer review process.
The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
The original study's conclusions about wound dressing effectiveness are invalid.
Abstract
RETRACTION: YuanY. , LiJ. , WangK. , ZhengG. , and ChaiS. , “The Effect of Different Wound Dressing Materials Used in Postoperative Treatment of Wounds After Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 19, no. 8 (2022): 2107–2114, 10.1111/iwj.13816.35470964 PMC9705168 The above article, published online on 26 April 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
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Taxonomy
TopicsOrthopedic Infections and Treatments · Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes · Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
RETRACTION:
Y. Yuan , J. Li , K. Wang , G. Zheng , and S. Chai , “The Effect of Different Wound Dressing Materials Used in Postoperative Treatment of Wounds After Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 19, no. 8 (2022): 2107–2114, 10.1111/iwj.13816.35470964 PMC9705168
The above article, published online on 26 April 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
