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. 2026 Mar 2;140(4):2193–2205. doi: 10.1007/s00414-026-03752-x

Table 8.

Combined method: sex-specific probabilities for legally relevant age thresholds. Conditional probabilities based on combined cervical vertebral maturation (C2–C4) and SOS stages

Cmax SOS stage Sex P(age ≥ 14) P(age ≥ 16) P(age ≥ 18)
≥ 3 ≥ 3 Female ~ 0.85 ~ 0.55 ~ 0.30
≥ 3 ≥ 3 Male ~ 0.97 ~ 0.70 ~ 0.32
≥ 4 ≥ 3 Female ~ 0.95 ~ 0.75 ~ 0.55
≥ 4 ≥ 3 Male ~ 0.99 ~ 0.90 ~ 0.70
≥ 4 ≥ 4 Female ~ 0.98 ~ 0.82 ~ 0.60
≥ 4 ≥ 4 Male ~ 1.00 ~ 0.94 ~ 0.78
≥ 4 5 Female ~ 0.99 ~ 0.85 ~ 0.65
≥ 4 5 Male ~ 1.00 ~ 0.96 ~ 0.82

Cmax = maksimum C2–C4 stages