Hartnett Kristen M
Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, NY 10016, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 2010 Sep;55(5):1145-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01399.x.
This research tests the accuracy of age estimation from the pubic bone. Specimens were collected from decedents of known age, sex, and race at the Forensic Science Center (FSC) in Phoenix, Arizona. The collection consists of pubic bones and fourth rib ends from 419 males and 211 females, ranging in age from 18 to 99. Age-at-death was estimated by three observers using the Suchey-Brooks method. The correlation results indicate that there are significant differences in the observed versus actual ages (r = 0.68169, p < 0.001) and that there are significant interobserver differences. No significant differences were found in the intra-observer tests. The FSC pubic bones were sorted based on morphology without knowing age. New descriptions and age ranges were created. A phase seven was described and is comprised of males and females over 70 years of age-at-death.
本研究测试了根据耻骨进行年龄估计的准确性。样本取自亚利桑那州凤凰城法医科学中心（FSC）已知年龄、性别和种族的死者。该样本集包括419名男性和211名女性的耻骨及第四肋末端，年龄范围在18岁至99岁之间。三名观察者使用苏奇-布鲁克斯方法对死亡年龄进行了估计。相关性结果表明，观察到的年龄与实际年龄之间存在显著差异（r = 0.68169，p < 0.001），并且观察者之间存在显著差异。在观察者内部测试中未发现显著差异。FSC的耻骨在不知年龄的情况下根据形态进行了分类。创建了新的描述和年龄范围。描述了第七阶段，该阶段包括死亡年龄超过70岁的男性和女性。
