# RETRACTION: Evaluation of Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Osteoarthritis Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/iwj.70594 · International Wound Journal · 2025-04-21

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally aimed to identify risk factors for surgical site infections in osteoarthritis patients undergoing knee replacement surgery.

## Contribution

The paper has been retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute valid findings.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found issues with the peer review process.
- No valid conclusions or results were established due to the retraction.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiH.
, 
LiY.
, 
WangD.
, 
HuangQ.
, and 
LiuD.
, “Evaluation of Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Osteoarthritis Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14521, 10.1111/iwj.14521.37997562
PMC10898376

The above article, published online on 23 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** osteoarthritis (MONDO:0005178)

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Infections (MESH:D007239), Osteoarthritis (MESH:D010003)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

## Full text

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