I think we have to be VERY careful in asssessing one person's experience and drawing conclusions that a medicine is responsible. The questions I asked were:
did the fall to the ground provoke the break in the femur?
Did the muscle weakness cause to the reclast or might the person have been taking statins?
Were there other mitigating circumstances?
The reason we get put on bone meds is BECAUSE we are already in a COMPROMISED bone situation. The commenter provided no evidence that it wasn't her osteoporosis and the fall itself that caused the broken femur.
I had two teeth break for the first time in my life after the Reclast and a few months after starting Tymlos. It had NOTHING to do with the medications. Teeth are dentin and not bone.
We don't have enough information in this case to determine that the Reclast would cause a femur to break.
There is a rare condition but the information points to the rare condition (1%) to patients who were on Reclast for more than 5 years. The poster said she was only on for 3 years.
Most medicines have RISKS. There is a risk to take it and a risk NOT to take it. I think it is important to be educated as to what we are putting in our bodies, select GOOD doctors who we can communicate with, and follow testing and the protocols as instructed. Here is a VERY GOOD article. Please also click on the clickable links where very relevant info is located.
I always hope and pray that I don't suffer the consequences of meds I have been asked to take - but some people do suffer at times because of them. They do need to "be aware," but they should not "beware!" (Ooh, I like that, I just made that up!) unless a legitimate conversation is had with professionals.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/thigh-fractures-linked-to-osteoporosis-drugs-long-term-use-questioned-201205214737