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Is it meaningful to compare the difference in condyle widths between men and women?

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, #87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan Province, China

    Chao Zeng, Tuo Yang & Guang-hua Lei

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Zeng, C., Yang, T. & Lei, Gh. Is it meaningful to compare the difference in condyle widths between men and women?. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 23, 1253–1254 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-014-3492-5

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