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Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Retraction Note

Retraction Note: A meta-analysis of external fixator versus intramedullary nails for open tibial fracture fixation

Authors: Xian Xu, Xu Li, Lin Liu, Wei Wu

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research | Issue 1/2015

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The Publisher and Editor regretfully retract this article [1] because the peer-review process was inappropriately influenced and compromised. As a result, the scientific integrity of the article cannot be guaranteed. A systematic and detailed investigation suggests that a third party was involved in supplying fabricated details of potential peer reviewers for a large number of manuscripts submitted to different journals. In accordance with recommendations from COPE we have retracted all affected published articles, including this one. It was not possible to determine beyond doubt that the authors of this particular article were aware of any third party attempts to manipulate peer review of their manuscript. …
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go back to reference Xu X, Li X, Liu L, Wu W. A meta-analysis of external fixator versus intramedullary nails for open tibial fracture fixation. J Orthop Surg Res. 2014;9:75.CrossRefPubMedCentralPubMed Xu X, Li X, Liu L, Wu W. A meta-analysis of external fixator versus intramedullary nails for open tibial fracture fixation. J Orthop Surg Res. 2014;9:75.CrossRefPubMedCentralPubMed
Metadata
Title
Retraction Note: A meta-analysis of external fixator versus intramedullary nails for open tibial fracture fixation
Authors
Xian Xu
Xu Li
Lin Liu
Wei Wu
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1749-799X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-015-0180-1

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