Bell's palsy is characterized by a one-sided facial droop that comes on within 72 hours. The facial nerve controls a number of functions, such as blinking and closing the eyes, smiling, frowning, lacrimation, salivation, flaring nostrils and raising eyebrows.
A hip fracture is a break in the upper quarter of the femur (thigh) bone. The extent of the break depends on the forces that are involved. The type of surgery used to treat a hip fracture is primarily based on the bones and soft tissues affected or on the level of the fracture.
10. A hip fracture is another term for a broken hip. It is a common injury in older women with underlying 'thinning' of the bones (osteoporosis). Your hip can break in different places: A hip fracture can be within the joint capsule (intracapsular) or outside the joint capsule (extracapsular).