# RETRACTION: Risk Factors and Clinical Characteristics of Surgical Site Infections in Athletes Undergoing Achilles Tendon Repair Surgery

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally aimed to identify risk factors for surgical site infections in athletes undergoing Achilles tendon repair.

## 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The paper has been retracted due to a compromised peer review process and does not contribute valid findings.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- The article was retracted after an investigation found it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process.
- No valid findings or conclusions can be drawn from the retracted paper.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

GuoC.
,
ZhangY.
,
DongW.
,
HuangB.
, and
LiuY.
, “Risk Factors and Clinical Characteristics of Surgical Site Infections in Athletes Undergoing Achilles Tendon Repair Surgery,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14666, 10.1111/iwj.14666.38420668
PMC10902687

The above article, published online on 29 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.