# RETRACTION: Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound‐Guided Foam Sclerotherapy Combined With Endoluminal Radiofrequency Closure in Patients With Varicose Veins of Lower Extremities

## TL;DR

A paper on treating varicose veins with ultrasound-guided therapy and radiofrequency closure was retracted due to a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's retraction highlights issues with the peer review process and its acceptance based on compromised procedures.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation revealed a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal editor and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

ZhaoC.
,
LiD.
, and
XieC.
, “Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound‐Guided Foam Sclerotherapy Combined With Endoluminal Radiofrequency Closure in Patients With Varicose Veins of Lower Extremities,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 7 (2023): 2518–2527, 10.1111/iwj.14116.36796354
PMC10410358

The above article, published online on 16 February 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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 respond to our notice regarding the retraction.