Editorial commentary: efficacy of taurolidine irrigation during arthroscopic debridement for bacterial septic knee arthritis
Yong Seuk Lee1,2, Gi Beom Kim3,4
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, and 2Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine and 4Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
Correspondence to: Gi Beom Kim, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4067-1285
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 170 Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 42415, Korea. Tel: +82-53-620-3640, Fax: +82-53-628-4020, E-mail: donggamgb@hanmail.net
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 170 Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 42415, Korea. Tel: +82-53-620-3640, Fax: +82-53-628-4020, E-mail: donggamgb@hanmail.net
Received October 5, 2023; Revised October 8, 2023; Accepted October 9, 2023.
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