RETRACTION: Application of VSD Technique in Adults With Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Extremities Combined With Soft Tissue Defects

TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to study the use of VSD technique in treating chronic bone infections and soft tissue issues in adults.

Contribution

The paper's findings and methodology are invalidated due to a compromised peer review process.

Findings

The article was retracted because it was accepted through a compromised peer review process.

The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

The study's conclusions and data cannot be trusted.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

ZhangX.
,
ChenY.
,
XiaoX.
,
WangZ.
,
YangX.
, and
ZhaoZ.
, “Application of VSD Technique in Adults With Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Extremities Combined With Soft Tissue Defects,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 3 (2023): 768–773, 10.1111/iwj.13921.36382601
PMC9927891

The above article, published online on 09 August 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.