{"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":"Hip fracture: 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=\"yEhK24MPqg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/hip-fracture-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Hip fracture: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/hip-fracture-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=yEhK24MPqg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Hip fracture: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; HipHospitals \u2013 Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Care\" data-secret=\"yEhK24MPqg\" 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":"A Hip fracture is a break in the upper part of the femur (thigh bone) near the hip joint. It is most commonly discussed in emergency care, orthopedics, trauma care, and geriatrics. In plain terms, it means the \u201ctop of the thigh bone\u201d has cracked or broken. It can happen after a fall, an accident, or sometimes with lower-energy stress in weakened bone."}