Which of the following bones is the most accurate sex determination: (A) Skull, (B) Pelvis, (C) Long bone, (D) Sternum
Answer is B. The whole pelvis is the most reliable bone for sex determination Krogmans degree of accuracy in sex determination from adult skeleton remains *Entire skeleton -100 percent *pelvis alone -95 percent *skull alone -90 percent *pelvis plus skull -98 percent *long bones alone -80 to 90 percent *long bones and skull -90 to 95 percnt *long bones and pelvis -Greater than 95 percent Knights Forensic Pathology 4th edition page number 106