Expression of Concern: Local vs. systemic administration of bisphosphonates in rat cleft bone graft: A comparative study
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: After this article [1] was published, concerns were raised regarding results presented in Figs 234.Specifically:• The Fig 2A Control panel of this article [1] appears similar to the Fig 4a Control panel in [2], despite the articles reporting different ages of the rats included in these control groups.• The Fig 3A Control 40X and 100X images of this article [1] appear similar to the Fig 5a Control 4X and 10X images in [2], despite the articles reporting different ages of the rats in these control groups.• The number of animals in each group in Fig 1A and the S1 Table appears different.• The underlying data were not provided in the published article [1] contrary to the Data Availability statement.
Source: PLoS ONE
Author: The PLOS One
Editors
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,382
OpenAlex ID: W7135236319