Hip Bone Socket. The hip itself is a ball and socket joint much like the shoulder. The femur has a ball-shaped head on its end that fits into a socket formed in the pelvis called the acetabulum.
The labrum is the ring of cartilage that surrounds the hip socket and ensures the ball of the thighbone stays in place. There is another surgical method named osteotomy used for the treatment of hip spurs. The ball part of this joint is the top of the thighbone femur.
A surgery is followed by a rehabilitation program which.
They commonly occur due to a fall or a direct blow to the hip. The bones together make up the hip. The bone cyst seen in the above image is located centrally within the hip socket due to hip instability from excessive femoral antetorsion. Your hip is the largest ball and socket joint in your body.
