# 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This retracted paper claimed to find a link between malnutrition and infections after joint surgery, but it was withdrawn due to a flawed peer review process.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The paper was retracted, so no new or novel contribution was made.

## Key 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- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- No valid findings were reported as the paper was retracted.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The above article, published online on 27 November 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.