# RETRACTION: Clinical Application of Posterior Tibial Artery or Peroneal Artery Perforator Flap in Curing Plate Exposure After Ankle Fracture Fixation

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed a surgical technique for treating plate exposure after ankle fractures using artery perforator flaps.

## Contribution

The paper purported to present a novel clinical application of posterior tibial or peroneal artery perforator flaps for this specific surgical issue.

## Key findings

- The study claimed successful clinical outcomes using the described surgical technique.
- It suggested the method is effective for managing plate exposure after ankle fracture fixation.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

QianD.
,
ZhengJ.
,
WangK.
,
LuH.
,
YuB.
,
XuM.
,
QianY.
,
ZhangJ.
, and
ShaoS.
, “Clinical Application of Posterior Tibial Artery or Peroneal Artery Perforator Flap in Curing Plate Exposure After Ankle Fracture Fixation,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14423, 10.1111/iwj.14423.PMC1082871537770196

The above article, published online on 28 September 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.