# RETRACTION: Surgical Therapy vs Conservative Therapy for Patients With Acute Injury of Lateral Ankle Ligament: A Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review

## TL;DR

A retracted study comparing surgical and conservative treatments for lateral ankle ligament injuries is found to have been accepted due to a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's retraction highlights issues in the peer review process and the importance of maintaining academic integrity.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.
- The retraction was agreed upon by the journal editor and publisher.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiuF. Q.
and
DiaoN. C.
, “Surgical Therapy vs Conservative Therapy for Patients With Acute Injury of Lateral Ankle Ligament: A Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review,” International Wound Journal
16, no. 4 (2019): 925–931, 10.1111/iwj.13120.30924305
PMC7948700

The above article, published online on 28 March 2019, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.