**Fracture Treatment - When a Cast Fails** ![](https://i.imgur.com/uL03va8.jpg) A **[fracture](https://soc.cungcap.net/read-blog/21855_fracture-treatment-when-a-cast-fails.html)** is when a bone breaks or cracks due to extra force that is applied due to one or another cause. Incidents like automobile accidents, sports injuries, falls, and direct impact with a solid object could break the bone. Now, depending upon the intensity of the impact, a bone could break into two or more pieces. Again, the type of break will decide the type of treatment.