Abstract
Retraction to: J Child Orthop (2012) 6:269–275 DOI 10.1007/s11832-012-0416-0
The corresponding author, Dr. Harish S Hosalkar submitted this article to the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics (JCOR) and it was published on August 2012, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp 269–275.
The corresponding author, Dr. Hosalkar, subsequently raised concerns related to the accuracy of the data presented in the article and asked for withdrawal of the article.
The editors of the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics who act according to the COPE Code of Conduct, consider this an infringement of professional ethics, and therefore, the decision has been made to retract the article published in the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics.
The editors of the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused to the reviewers, editorial, and publishing staff of the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics. An apology is also extended to the readers.
F. Hefti, M.D., Prof.
Editor-in-Chief of JCOR
S. Wientroub, M.D., Prof.
Editor-in-Chief of JCOR