# 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The paper was retracted due to a flawed peer review process and does not contribute new findings.

## Key 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- The paper was retracted by the journal due to a compromised peer review process.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The above article, published online on 26 April 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.