# 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This retracted paper originally claimed physiotherapy improves wound healing after knee osteoarthritis surgery, but was withdrawn due to flawed peer review.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The paper's meta-analysis on physiotherapy and wound healing was retracted due to compromised peer review, not new scientific findings.

## Key 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- The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.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The above article, published online on 15 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.