Retraction of: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31993-y, published online 23 March 2023
The Editors have retracted this Article.
After publication, concerns were raised about the original contribution of this work. An investigation conducted by the Editors confirmed that the Article contains material that substantially overlaps with a previous study from a partly overlapping group of authors1. In particular, the datasets reported in these papers are nearly identical. The Editors therefore consider this Article to be redundant.
Faiza Sharif disagrees to this retraction. Ashfaq Ahmad did not reply to correspondence from the Editors. The Editors were unable to contact Syed Amir Gilani.
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Sharif, F. et al. Efficacy of ultrasound guided dry needling as an adjunct to conventional physical therapy for patients with jumper’s knee: A randomized controlled trial. Front. Surg. 9, 1023902. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1023902 (2022).
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Sharif, F., Ahmad, A. & Gilani, S.A. Retraction Note: Effectiveness of ultrasound guided dry needling in management of jumper’s knee: a randomized controlled trial. Sci Rep 14, 12814 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63509-7
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