# 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.

## Key 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- The article was retracted because it was accepted through a compromised peer review process.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The above article, published online on 09 August 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.