Peter M. Stevens

Peter M. Stevens, MD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Emeritus - Orthopaedics

Academic Office Information

peter.stevens@hsc.utah.edu

Board Certification

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Stevens practices through the University of Utah School of Medicine at Primary Children’s Medical Center. He completed his medical training at Albany Medical College, Orhopedic Residency at the University of Utah and Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. A diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Stevens is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Association, the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society and the Western Orthopaedic Association. He has expertise in the management of a wide range of pediatric problems including developmental hip dislocation, Perthes disease as well as limb deformities involving rotational, angular and length abnormalities. Additionally he deals with orthopaedic problems related to neuromuscular disease and skeletal dysplasias. He has pioneered minimally invasive techniques for dealing with these complex problems. Dr. Stevens also serves as a consultant through the State of Utah Children's With Special Healthcare Needs and travels to Moab and Blanding twice a year treating children in rural areas. Dr. Stevens is also involved with the "Mercy Ships" Organization and has traveled back and forth to third world countries teaching orthopaedic techniques.

Education History

Fellowship Royal Children's Hospital
 Fellow
University of Utah School of Medicine
 Resident
Internship University of Utah School of Medicine
 Intern
Albany Medical College
 MD
Undergraduate Columbia University
Undergraduate Dartmouth College
 BA

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Makarewich CA, Zhang E, Stevens PM (2023). Hemiepiphysiodesis for Lower Extremity Coronal Plane Angular Correction in the Distal Femur and Proximal Tibia in Children With Achondroplasia. J Pediatr Orthop.
  2. Stevens P, Lancaster A, Khwaja A (2021). Talar-tarsal Stabilization: Goals and Initial Outcomes. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 16(3), 168-171.
  3. Stevens P, Stephens A, Rothberg D (2021). Guided Growth for Tibial Recurvatum. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 16(3), 172-175.
  4. Grgoire V, Skaggs DL, Jalloh H, Stevens PM, Anesi T, Holmes S, Heagy V, Andras LM (2021). Prospective Study on Tension Band Plating: Most Patients are Not Returning to Normal Activities 1 Month Following Surgery. J Pediatr Orthop, 41(6), e417-e421.
  5. Epperson RT, Williams DL, Rogers B, Maxwell J, Stevens P (2021). Assessing the safety of an epiphyseal plate biopsy in a translational lamb model. J Orthop Res, 39(12), 2653-2662.
  6. England DL, Miller TA, Stevens PM, Campbell JH, Wurdeman SR (2020). Assessment of a Nine-Item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Upper Extremity Instrument Among Individuals With Upper Limb Amputation. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 100(2), 130-137.
  7. Stevens P, Epperson RT, Taylor NB, Dickerson M, Williams DL (2019). Assessing the effect of physeal biopsy on angular deformity in a rabbit model. J Pediatr Orthop B, 30(1), 93-100.
  8. Kim J, Stevens P, Carbone PS, Jones KB (2020). Health Care Use and Spending of Pediatric Patients With an Intellectual or Developmental Disability. Med Care, 58(5), 468-473.
  9. Morin M, Klatt J, Stevens PM (2018). Cozen's deformity: resolved by guided growth. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 13(2), 87-93.
  10. Stevens PM, Anderson L, MacWilliams BA (2017). Femoral shaft osteotomy for obligate outward rotation due to SCFE. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 12(1), 27-33.
  11. Stevens PM (2016). The role of guided growth as it relates to limb lengthening. J Child Orthop, 10(6), 479-486.
  12. Heflin JA, Ford S, Stevens P (2016). Guided growth for tibia vara (Blount's disease). Medicine (Baltimore), 95(41), e4951.
  13. MacWilliams BA, McMulkin ML, Davis RB, Westberry DE, Baird GO, Stevens PM (2016). Biomechanical changes associated with femoral derotational osteotomy. Gait Posture, 49, 202-206.
  14. Stevens PM, Gaffney CJ, Fillerup H (2016). Percutaneous rotational osteotomy of the femur utilizing an intramedullary rod. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 11(2), 129-34.
  15. Chong DY, Macwilliams BA, Hennessey TA, Teske N, Stevens PM (2015). Prospective comparison of subtalar arthroereisis with lateral column lengthening for painful flatfeet. J Pediatr Orthop B, 24(4), 345-53.
  16. Stevens PM, Gililland JM, Anderson LA, Mickelson JB, Nielson J, Klatt JW (2013). Success of torsional correction surgery after failed surgeries for patellofemoral pain and instability. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 9(1), 5-12.
  17. Stevens PM, Anderson LA, Gililland JM, Novais E (2014). Guided growth of the trochanteric apophysis combined with soft tissue release for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 9(1), 37-43.
  18. de Roode CP, Hung M, Stevens PM (2013). Supramalleolar osteotomy: a comparison of fixation methods. J Pediatr Orthop, 33(6), 672-7.
  19. Pendleton AM, Stevens PM, Hung M (2013). Guided growth for the treatment of moderate leg-length discrepancy. Orthopedics, 36(5), e575-80.
  20. Stevens PM, Novais EN (2012). Multilevel guided growth for hip and knee varus secondary to chondrodysplasia. J Pediatr Orthop, 32(6), 626-30.
  21. Stevens PM, Kennedy JM, Hung M (2011). Guided growth for ankle valgus. J Pediatr Orthop, 31(8), 878-83.
  22. Macwilliams BA, Harjinder B, Stevens PM (2011). Guided growth for correction of knee flexion deformity: a series of four cases. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 6(2), 83-90.
  23. MacWilliams BA, McMulkin ML, Baird GO, Stevens PM (2010). Distal tibial rotation osteotomies normalize frontal plane knee moments. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 92(17), 2835-42.
  24. Widmer BJ, Peters CL, Bachus KN, Stevens PM (2010). Initial stability of the acetabular fragment after periacetabular osteotomy: a biomechanical study. J Pediatr Orthop, 30(5), 443-8.
  25. Stotts AK, Stevens PM (2009). Tibial rotational osteotomy with intramedullary nail fixation. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr, 4(3), 129-33.
  26. Klatt J, Stevens PM (2008). Guided growth for fixed knee flexion deformity. J Pediatr Orthop, 28(6), 626-31.
  27. Stevens PM, Klatt JB (2008). Guided growth for pathological physes: radiographic improvement during realignment. J Pediatr Orthop, 28(6), 632-9.
  28. Stevens PM, Anderson D (2008). Correction of anteversion in skeletally immature patients: percutaneous osteotomy and transtrochanteric intramedullary rod. J Pediatr Orthop, 28(3), 277-83.
  29. Mast N, Brown NA, Brown C, Stevens PM (2008). Validation of a genu valgum model in a rabbit hind limb. J Pediatr Orthop, 28(3), 375-80.
  30. Brown NA, Bryan NA, Stevens PM (2007). Torsional stability of intramedullary compression nails: tibial osteotomy model. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 22(4), 449-56.
  31. Stevens PM (2007). Guided growth for angular correction: a preliminary series using a tension band plate. J Pediatr Orthop, 27(3), 253-9.
  32. Stevens PM, Aoki S, Olson P (2006). Ball-and-socket ankle. J Pediatr Orthop, 26(4), 427-31.
  33. Stevens PM, Pease F (2006). Hemiepiphysiodesis for posttraumatic tibial valgus. J Pediatr Orthop, 26(3), 385-92.
  34. Novais E, Stevens PM (2006). Hypophosphatemic rickets: the role of hemiepiphysiodesis. J Pediatr Orthop, 26(2), 238-44.
  35. Machen MS, Stevens PM (2004). Should full-length standing anteroposterior radiographs replace the scanogram for measurement of limb length discrepancy? J Pediatr Orthop B, 14(1), 30-7.
  36. Gyr BM, Stevens PM, Smith JT (2004). Chronic Monteggia fractures in children: outcome after treatment with the Bell-Tawse procedure. J Pediatr Orthop B, 13(6), 402-6.
  37. Bruce WD, Stevens PM (2004). Surgical correction of miserable malalignment syndrome. J Pediatr Orthop, 24(4), 392-6.
  38. Momberger N, Stevens P, Smith J, Santora S, Scott S, Anderson J (2000). Intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures in adolescents. J Pediatr Orthop, 20(4), 482-4.
  39. Shea KG, Coleman SS, Carroll K, Stevens P, Van Boerum DH (1997). Pemberton pericapsular osteotomy to treat a dysplastic hip in cerebral palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 79(9), 1342-51.
  40. Stevens PM, Williams P, Menelaus M (1981). Innominate osteotomy for Perthes' disease. J Pediatr Orthop, 1(1), 47-54.

Letter

  1. Stevens PM (2017). Invalid Comparison Between Methods of Epiphysiodesis. [Letter to the editor]. J Pediatr Orthop, 38(1), e29-e30.
  2. MacWilliams BA, Stevens PM (2013). Re: Biomechanical comparison between 2 guided-growth constructs. [Letter to the editor]. J Pediatr Orthop, 34(4), 479-80.
  3. Stevens PM (2013). The broken screw dilemma. [Letter to the editor]. J Pediatr Orthop, 34(3), e5.

Abstract

  1. Spanos SP Harnden JM Onnen J Knott J Holmes SM Stevens PM (2014). Epidural Anesthesia Versus Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Pain Management Following Lower Extremity Long Bone Osteotomies in Pediatric Patients: A Cost Analysis. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA [Abstract].