# RETRACTION: Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Treatment on Incidence of Surgical Site Infection in Varied Orthopedic Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted study claimed negative pressure wound treatment reduces surgical site infections in orthopedic surgeries, but was found to have used a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's findings are invalidated due to a flawed peer review process and is retracted by the publisher.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The findings and conclusions of the study are no longer considered valid.
- The authors did not agree with the retraction decision.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

YuanS.
,
ZhangT.
,
ZhangD.
,
HeQ.
,
DuM.
, and
ZengF.
, “Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Treatment on Incidence of Surgical Site Infection in Varied Orthopedic Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 6 (2023): 2334–2345, 10.1111/iwj.14043.36524330
PMC10333009

The above article, published online on 16 December 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.