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RETRACTION: The Impact of Physiotherapy Interventions on Enhancing Wound Healing Post Knee Osteoarthritis Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper originally claimed physiotherapy improves wound healing after knee osteoarthritis surgery, but was withdrawn due to flawed peer review.
Contribution
The paper's meta-analysis on physiotherapy and wound healing was retracted due to compromised peer review, not new scientific findings.
Findings
The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
No valid scientific conclusions remain from the original study.
The retraction was agreed upon by the journal and publisher after investigation.
Abstract
RETRACTION: YangJ. , ChuR. , ChenZ. , QiuJ. , PangZ. , and YangH. , “The Impact of Physiotherapy Interventions on Enhancing Wound Healing Post Knee Osteoarthritis Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14777, 10.1111/iwj.14777.38361227 PMC10869649 The above article, published online on 15 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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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TopicsWound Healing and Treatments · Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
RETRACTION:
J. Yang , R. Chu , Z. Chen , J. Qiu , Z. Pang , and H. Yang , “The Impact of Physiotherapy Interventions on Enhancing Wound Healing Post Knee Osteoarthritis Surgery: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 2 (2024): e14777, 10.1111/iwj.14777.38361227 PMC10869649
The above article, published online on 15 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
