# RETRACTION: Comparative Analysis of Surgical and Non‐Surgical Wound Approaches in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment: Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review

## TL;DR

A retracted study on treating diabetic foot ulcers with surgical versus non-surgical methods is being withdrawn due to a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's retraction highlights issues with the peer review process and its impact on published research.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal's Editor in Chief and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LeiY.
,
JiangP.
, and
TianT.
, “Comparative Analysis of Surgical and Non‐Surgical Wound Approaches in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment: Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 4 (2024): e14601, 10.1111/iwj.14601.38158715
PMC10961902

The above article, published online on 29 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.