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RETRACTION: Risk Factors Contributing to Postoperative Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Ankle Fracture Fixation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

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This retracted paper originally aimed to identify risk factors for surgical site infections after ankle fracture surgery.
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Abstract
RETRACTION: YinC. and SunL. , “Risk Factors Contributing to Postoperative Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Ankle Fracture Fixation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 4 (2024): e14639, 10.1111/iwj.14639.38153200 PMC10961858 The above article, published online on 28 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 indicate their agreement with the retraction.
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TopicsWound Healing and Treatments · Surgical Sutures and Adhesives · Bone fractures and treatments
RETRACTION:
C. Yin and L. Sun , “Risk Factors Contributing to Postoperative Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Ankle Fracture Fixation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 4 (2024): e14639, 10.1111/iwj.14639.38153200 PMC10961858
The above article, published online on 28 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 indicate their agreement with the retraction.
