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SynthesisBMC musculoskeletal disorders2026

RETRACTED ARTICLE: From general to precision rehabilitation: a systematic review of VMO-Targeted versus general quadriceps strengthening in patellofemoral dysplasia.

Ying Xiao, Minzhi Yang, Fangfang Li, Wenting Zhao, Xiaojun Fei, Qin Liu, Huan Du

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Synthesis in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Retraction · 2026-08-27Concerns/Issues about Methods · Concerns/Issues about Results and/or Conclusions · Error in Data · Error in Results and/or Conclusions · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Investigation by Third Party · · see also: https://pubpeer.com/publications/A73D3C986EA01CD9A97D547D012268
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ying Xiao *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, No. 2666 Ludang Road, Songling Street, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, 215200, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0009-0009-9949-2511
Minzhi Yang *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, No. 2666 Ludang Road, Songling Street, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, 215200, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0009-0009-6873-3941
Fangfang LiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, No. 2666 Ludang Road, Songling Street, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, 215200, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0009-0001-5224-3931
Wenting ZhaoDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, No. 2666 Ludang Road, Songling Street, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, 215200, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0009-0002-8803-8152
Xiaojun FeiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, No. 2666 Ludang Road, Songling Street, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, 215200, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0009-0006-2207-3595
Qin LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, No. 2666 Ludang Road, Songling Street, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, 215200, Jiangsu Province, China. 543854296@qq.com.ORCID 0009-0000-3931-0813
Huan DuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, No. 2666 Ludang Road, Songling Street, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, 215200, Jiangsu Province, China. xykk@qq.com.ORCID 0009-0009-0130-6240

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID41857581
PMCPMC13520426

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