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RETRACTION NOTE Retraction note to:Iwamoto J,Sato Y,Takeda T,Matsumoto H.Strategy for prevention of hip fractures in patients with Parkinson’s disease.World J Orthop 2012;3(9):137-141 PMID:23173109 DOI:10.5312/wjo.v3.i9.137.The online version of the original article can be found at https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v3/i9/137.htm.This meta-analysis article[1]has been retracted at the request of the Co-Editors-in-Chief,as a substantial portion of the primary studies on which the review was based[References 12,14,15]have subsequently been retracted.The Editors-in-Chief recently received communications indicating that 3 of the 5 articles on which the study was based upon were retracted,raising concerns about the integrity of the meta-analysis and its findings.The Editorial Office has conducted an investigation and has contacted the authors concerning the allegation.The authors declare that at the time the article was written,none-except for Dr.Yoshihiro Sato were aware of the fact that the studies subject to the analysis had been fraudulently conducted.The authors have agreed to retract the article from the Journal.
