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Alex Morin

Alex Morin, RN, is a care coordinator at an orthopedic surgery center. She assists patients from their surgical consultation through their post-operative weeks at home. She writes for Biology Insights on preparing for and recovering from joint operations. Morin has worked in orthopedic nursing for 13 years, including a decade as an inpatient surgical nurse.

What Procedures Require Antibiotics After Knee Replacement?Procedures
What Type of Anesthesia Is Used for Rotator Cuff Surgery?Procedures
What to Expect 3 Weeks After Knee Replacement Bones & Muscles
Do I Need Antibiotics for Dental Cleaning After Knee Replacement?Dental
How Long Should You Wear Compression Socks After Knee Surgery?Bones & Muscles
Is Nerve Pain Common After Hip Replacement?Bones & Muscles
What Are the Symptoms of Nerve Damage After Hip Replacement?Bones & Muscles
Can You Take Steroids After Hip Replacement Surgery?Procedures
How Much Weight Can You Lift After Total Knee Replacement?Bones & Muscles
Can You Use a Massager After Knee Replacement?Bones & Muscles
Knee Replacement Risk of Death: What You Need to Know Bones & Muscles
What Is the Success Rate of Ankle Replacement Surgery?Procedures
Can You Tear Your Meniscus After Total Knee Replacement?Bones & Muscles
What Happens When a Hip Replacement Pops Out?Bones & Muscles
How Long Is Recovery From Hip Labral Tear Surgery?Procedures
Can Spinal Fusion Cause Problems Later in Life?Procedures
Can You Have Hip Replacement With Osteoporosis?Procedures
How Soon Can You Drive After Back Surgery?Procedures
How Long Does a Reverse Shoulder Replacement Last?Procedures
Why Does My Knee Replacement Still Hurt After a Year?Bones & Muscles
How Long After Knee Replacement Can You Climb Stairs?Bones & Muscles
What Is Hip Surgery? Types, Procedure, and Recovery Procedures
What Is an Ankle Fusion? Surgery, Recovery & Risks Procedures
How Soon Can You Walk After Knee Surgery?Procedures
What Happens When an Ankle Replacement Wears Out?Bones & Muscles
Hip Replacement Risk of Death: What to Know Procedures
What to Do When One Leg Is Longer After Knee Replacement Bones & Muscles
Can a Knee Replacement Become Dislocated?Bones & Muscles
How Long After Patella Surgery Can I Walk?Bones & Muscles
What Is the Success Rate of Reverse Shoulder Replacement?Procedures