# RETRACTION: Comparison of Endovenous Laser Treatment and High Ligation in Treatment of Limb Varicosity: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This retracted paper originally compared two treatments for limb varicosity but was withdrawn due to a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper has no valid contribution as it was retracted due to peer review issues.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted after an investigation found the peer review process was compromised.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

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

CaoG.
,
GuH.C.
,
WangJ.T.
,
HuangQ.
, and
CaoJ.C.
, “Comparison of Endovenous Laser Treatment and High Ligation in Treatment of Limb Varicosity: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
16, no. 3 (2019): 696–702, 10.1111/iwj.13083.30767406
PMC7949302

The above article, published online on 15 February 2019, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.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.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12015555