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…A Frisco grandmother said she’s proof that a single trip to the right doctor can change your life. 78-year-old Delores Elam said she has big plans plans now that she’s no longer bound to the wheelchair she’s used for the past two years…

Dr. Hopkins did Delores total hip replacement surgery. She said she was walking within an hour of surgery and hadn’t walked in two years.

According to the Mayo Clinic, an estimated 2.5 million have undergone total hip arthroplasty (THA) and are living with implants.