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Jordanne Whiley: I've broken my leg 26 times

Wheelchair tennis star Jordanne Whiley says she has broken her leg 26 times.

The US Open champion was speaking to presenter Gigi Salmon about the treatment she recieved at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for her osteogenesis [brittle bone disease], during which she had to wait for her leg to "break naturally" in order for major surgery to take place.

This clip was first broadcast on 5 live Sport, Thursday 21st January 2016.

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