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

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally aimed to identify risk factors for surgical site infections after ankle fracture surgery.

## Contribution

The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute valid findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted by the journal due to issues with the peer review process.
- No valid conclusions or findings are presented in the retracted paper.

## 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The above article, published online on 28 December 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.