Article 4PK73 Doctor 'regrets not ordering x-ray' for runner with broken leg who died

Doctor 'regrets not ordering x-ray' for runner with broken leg who died

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Dr Tim Manfield tells inquest he has 'beaten himself up' for diagnosing Sarah-Jayne Roche with pulled hamstring

A doctor has expressed his regret at failing to spot that a runner diagnosed with a pulled hamstring had actually suffered a broken leg, telling her inquest he wished he could go back in time and order an x-ray.

Sarah-Jayne Roche, 39, pulled up while running the Cardiff half-marathon but went to hospital three times before it was realised that her femur was fractured.

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