Peter M. Stevens

Peter M. Stevens, MD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Orthopaedics

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

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

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. England DL, Miller TA, Stevens PM, Campbell JH, Wurdeman SR (2021). 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.
  2. Shea KG, Coleman SS, Carroll K, Stevens P, Van Boerum D (1997). Pemberton pericapsular osteotomy to treat a dysplastic hip in cerebral palsy. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 79(9), 1342-51.
  3. MacWilliams BA, McMulkin ML, Baird GO, Stevens P (2010). Distal tibial rotation osteotomies normalize frontal plane knee moments. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 92(17), 2835-42.
  4. Stevens PM, Novais E (2012). Multilevel guided growth for hip and knee varus secondary to chondrodysplasia. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 32(6), 626-30.
  5. Stevens PM, Kennedy JM, Hung (2011). Guided growth for ankle valgus. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 31(8), 878-83.
  6. Widmer BJ, Peters CL, Bachus KN, Stevens P (2010). Initial stability of the acetabular fragment after periacetabular osteotomy: a biomechanical study. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 30(5), 443-8.
  7. Stevens PM, Klatt J (2008). Guided growth for pathological physes: radiographic improvement during realignment. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 28(6), 632-9.
  8. Klatt J, Stevens P (2008). Guided growth for fixed knee flexion deformity. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 28(6), 626-31.
  9. Mast N, Brown NA, Brown C, Stevens P (2008). Validation of a genu valgum model in a rabbit hind limb. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 28(3), 375-80.
  10. Stevens PM, Anderson (2008). Correction of anteversion in skeletally immature patients: percutaneous osteotomy and transtrochanteric intramedullary rod. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 28(3), 277-83.
  11. Stevens P (2007). Guided growth for angular correction: a preliminary series using a tension band plate. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 27(3), 253-9.
  12. Stevens PM, Pease (2006). Hemiepiphysiodesis for posttraumatic tibial valgus. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 26(3), 385-92.
  13. Momberger N, Stevens P, Smith J, Santora S, Scott S, Anderson (2000). Intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures in adolescents. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 20(4), 482-4.
  14. de Roode CP, Hung M, Stevens P (2013). Supramalleolar osteotomy: a comparison of fixation methods. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 33(6), 672-7.
  15. Stevens PM, Aoki S, Olson (2006). Ball-and-socket ankle. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 26(4), 427-31.
  16. Novais E, Stevens P (2006). Hypophosphatemic rickets: the role of hemiepiphysiodesis. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 26(2), 238-44.
  17. Bruce WD, Stevens P (2004). Surgical correction of miserable malalignment syndrome. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 24(4), 392-6.
  18. Stevens PM, Williams P, Menelaus (1981). Innominate osteotomy for Perthes' disease. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 1(1), 47-54.
  19. Grégoire V, Skaggs DL, Jalloh H, Stevens PM, Anesi T, Holmes S, Heagy V, Andras L (2021). Prospective Study on Tension Band Plating: Most Patients are Not Returning to Normal Activities 1 Month Following Surgery. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 41(6), e417-e421.
  20. Epperson RT, Williams DL, Rogers B, Maxwell J, Stevens (2021). Assessing the safety of an epiphyseal plate biopsy in a translational lamb model. Journal of orthopaedic research, 39(12), 2653-2662.
  21. Kim J, Stevens P, Carbone PS, Jones K (2020). Health Care Use and Spending of Pediatric Patients With an Intellectual or Developmental Disability. Medical care, 58(5), 468-473.
  22. Heflin JA, Ford S, Stevens (2016). Guided growth for tibia vara (Blount's disease). Medicine, 95(41), e4951.
  23. Pendleton AM, Stevens PM, Hung (2013). Guided growth for the treatment of moderate leg-length discrepancy. Orthopedics, 36(5), e575-80.
  24. Chong DY, Macwilliams BA, Hennessey TA, Teske N, Stevens P (2015). Prospective comparison of subtalar arthroereisis with lateral column lengthening for painful flatfeet. Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 24(4), 345-53.
  25. Machen MS, Stevens P (2005). Should full-length standing anteroposterior radiographs replace the scanogram for measurement of limb length discrepancy?. Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 14(1), 30-7.
  26. Gyr BM, Stevens PM, Smith J (2004). Chronic Monteggia fractures in children: outcome after treatment with the Bell-Tawse procedure. Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 13(6), 402-6.
  27. Stevens P, Epperson RT, Taylor NB, Dickerson M, Williams D (2021). Assessing the effect of physeal biopsy on angular deformity in a rabbit model. Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, 30(1), 93-100.
  28. MacWilliams BA, McMulkin ML, Davis RB, Westberry DE, Baird GO, Stevens P (2016). Biomechanical changes associated with femoral derotational osteotomy. Gait & posture, 49, 202-206.
  29. Brown NA, Bryan NA, Stevens P (2007). Torsional stability of intramedullary compression nails: tibial osteotomy model. Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon), 22(4), 449-56.
  30. Morin M, Klatt J, Stevens P (2018). Cozen's deformity: resolved by guided growth. Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction, 13(2), 87-93.
  31. Stevens PM, Anderson L, MacWilliams B (2017). Femoral shaft osteotomy for obligate outward rotation due to SCFE. Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction, 12(1), 27-33.
  32. Stevens PM, Gaffney CJ, Fillerup (2016). Percutaneous rotational osteotomy of the femur utilizing an intramedullary rod. Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction, 11(2), 129-34.
  33. Stevens PM, Anderson LA, Gililland JM, Novais (2014). Guided growth of the trochanteric apophysis combined with soft tissue release for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction, 9(1), 37-43.
  34. Stevens PM, Gililland JM, Anderson LA, Mickelson JB, Nielson J, Klatt J (2014). Success of torsional correction surgery after failed surgeries for patellofemoral pain and instability. Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction, 9(1), 5-12.
  35. Stotts AK, Stevens P (2009). Tibial rotational osteotomy with intramedullary nail fixation. Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction, 4(3), 129-33.
  36. Macwilliams BA, Harjinder B, Stevens P (2011). Guided growth for correction of knee flexion deformity: a series of four cases. Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction, 6(2), 83-90.
  37. Stevens P (2016). The role of guided growth as it relates to limb lengthening. Journal of children's orthopaedics, 10(6), 479-486.
  38. Stevens P, Lancaster A, Khwaja (2021). Talar-tarsal Stabilization: Goals and Initial Outcomes. Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction, 16(3), 168-171.
  39. Stevens P, Stephens A, Rothberg (2021). Guided Growth for Tibial Recurvatum. Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction, 16(3), 172-175.
  40. Makarewich CA, Zhang E, Stevens P (2023). Hemiepiphysiodesis for Lower Extremity Coronal Plane Angular Correction in the Distal Femur and Proximal Tibia in Children With Achondroplasia. Journal of pediatric orthopedics,

Letter

  1. MacWilliams BA, Stevens P (2014). Re: Biomechanical comparison between 2 guided-growth constructs. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 34(4), 479-80.
  2. Stevens P (2018). Invalid Comparison Between Methods of Epiphysiodesis. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 38(1), e29-e30.
  3. Stevens P (2014). The broken screw dilemma. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 34(3), e5.

Abstract

  1. Spanos SP; Harnden JM; Onnen J; Knott J; Holmes SM; Stevens P (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.