{"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 joint aspiration: 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=\"PxyiJytki1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/hip-joint-aspiration-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Hip joint aspiration: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiphospitals.com\/blog\/hip-joint-aspiration-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=PxyiJytki1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Hip joint aspiration: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; HipHospitals \u2013 Your Gateway to Hip Surgery Care\" data-secret=\"PxyiJytki1\" 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 joint aspiration is a procedure where a clinician removes fluid from inside the hip joint using a needle. It is also called hip arthrocentesis. It is commonly used to test joint fluid for infection or inflammation and, in some cases, to reduce pressure from excess fluid. Because the hip joint sits deep beneath muscles, it is often performed with imaging guidance."}