This paper is marked retracted in the scholarly record (OpenAlex). Interpret its findings with caution.
RETRACTION: Association Between Malnutrition and Surgical Site and Periprosthetic Joint Infections Following Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR
This retracted paper claimed to find a link between malnutrition and infections after joint surgery, but it was withdrawn due to a flawed peer review process.
Contribution
The paper was retracted, so no new or novel contribution was made.
Findings
The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
No valid findings were reported as the paper was retracted.
Abstract
RETRACTION: WangC. and LvS. , “Association Between Malnutrition and Surgical Site and Periprosthetic Joint Infections Following Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 3 (2024): e14520, 10.1111/iwj.14520.38010066 PMC10898411 The above article, published online on 27 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
Genes, proteins, chemicals, diseases, species, mutations and cell lines named across the full text — each resolved to its canonical identifier and authoritative record.
Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.
Taxonomy
TopicsOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty · Orthopedic Infections and Treatments · Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
RETRACTION:
C. Wang and S. Lv , “Association Between Malnutrition and Surgical Site and Periprosthetic Joint Infections Following Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal 21, no. 3 (2024): e14520, 10.1111/iwj.14520.38010066 PMC10898411
The above article, published online on 27 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.
