{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HipHospitals \u2013 Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Care","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drhip","author_url":"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drhip\/","title":"Acetabular socket: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - HipHospitals \u2013 Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Care","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AlCVlKDtqH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/acetabular-socket-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Acetabular socket: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/acetabular-socket-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=AlCVlKDtqH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Acetabular socket: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; HipHospitals \u2013 Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Care\" data-secret=\"AlCVlKDtqH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The Acetabular socket is the \u201ccup-shaped\u201d part of the hip joint that holds the femoral head (the ball). In normal anatomy, it is the acetabulum in the pelvis. In hip replacement surgery, the term can also refer to the artificial socket component that replaces the damaged cup surface. It is commonly discussed in imaging reports, hip arthritis care, and total hip arthroplasty (hip replacement)."}