{"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 giving way: 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=\"vZ6as1kRrX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/hip-giving-way-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Hip giving way: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/hip-giving-way-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=vZ6as1kRrX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Hip giving way: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; HipHospitals \u2013 Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Care\" data-secret=\"vZ6as1kRrX\" 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":"Hip giving way is a symptom description, not a diagnosis. It means the hip feels like it buckles, slips, or briefly cannot support weight. People use it when the leg suddenly feels unstable during walking, stairs, or turning. Clinicians use the phrase in history-taking to guide an orthopedic evaluation."}