Why Women Need to Start Preventing Fractures Today: Advice from the Director of Traumatology at Soundhra Pandian. Did you know that in our country, women are significantly more susceptible to fractures from domestic falls than men? While severe fractures in men are often linked to high-velocity trauma like road traffic accidents, a simple slip at home can pose a major risk for women. Our Director of Traumatology explains that this increased vulnerability is fundamentally rooted in genetics and h