Retraction: Poor condyle position after mandibular reconstruction and a classification system for patients with “VSCU” based on computed tomography: a cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection
Kexin Wang1,2#, Zongxuan He1,2#, Xiaochen Yang1, Wei Shang1,2, Lin Wang1,3
Contributions: (I) Conception and design: K Wang, L Wang; (II) Administrative support: W Shang, L Wang; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: K Wang, Z He, L Wang; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: Z He, X Yang; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: K Wang, L Wang; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors.
#These authors contributed equally to this work.
Submitted Oct 21, 2025. Accepted for publication Oct 27, 2025. Published online Nov 24, 2025.
doi: 10.21037/qims-2025b-02
Retraction to: Quant Imaging Med Surg 2024;14:2747-61.
The article titled “Poor condyle position after mandibular reconstruction and a classification system for patients with “VSCU” based on computed tomography: a cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection” (1), published in Vol 14, No 4 (April 2024) issue of Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, has been retracted at the request of all the authors due to an interest conflict with Wuhan University. Some clinical data used in this article originated from Wuhan University, but the source has not been declared or acknowledged.
Given the mentioned conflict of interest, all authors have unanimously agreed to retract this article.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to the journal, reviewers, and readers. We deeply appreciate the time and effort the editorial team and peer reviewers dedicated to the initial evaluation process.
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References
- Wang K, He Z, Yang X, Shang W, Wang L. Poor condyle position after mandibular reconstruction and a classification system for patients with "VSCU" based on computed tomography: a cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2024;14:2747-61. [Crossref] [PubMed]
