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Peter Sturm, MD,MBA

Professor of Clinical-Affiliate

Orthopaedic Surgery | College of Medicine

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Peer Reviewed Publications

Anadio, Jennifer M; Sturm, Peter F; Forslund, Johan M; Agarwal, Sunil; Lane, Adam; Tarango, Cristina; Palumbo, Joseph S 2017. A bleeding assessment tool correlates with intraoperative blood loss in children and adolescents undergoing major spinal surgery. Thrombosis research, 152 , 82-86

Bylski-Austrow DI, Glos DL, Bonifas AC, Carvalho MF, Coombs MC, Sturm PF 2016. Flexible growing rods: a biomechanical plot study of polymer rod constructs in the stability of sketally immature spines Scoliosis Spinal Disord, Sept 23 11:39,

Bylski-Austrow, Donita I; Glos, David L; Bonifas, Anne C; Carvalho, Max F; Coombs, Matthew C; Sturm, Peter F 2016. Flexible growing rods: a biomechanical pilot study of polymer rod constructs in the stability of skeletally immature spines. Scoliosis and spinal disorders, 11 , 39

Dede O, Sturm PF 2016. A brief history and review of modern casting techniques in early onset scoliosis J Child Orthop, Octs 10(5), 405-11

Dede, Ozgur; Sturm, Peter F 2016. A brief history and review of modern casting techniques in early onset scoliosis. Journal of children's orthopaedics, 10 5, 405-11

Knott, Patrick; Sturm, Peter; Lonner, Baron; Cahill, Patrick; Betsch, Marcel; McCarthy, Richard; Kelly, Michael; Lenke, Lawrence; Betz, Randal 2016. Multicenter Comparison of 3D Spinal Measurements Using Surface Topography With Those From Conventional Radiography. Spine deformity, 4 2, 98-103

Kurapati, Nikhil T; Krzak, Joseph J; Graf, Adam; Hassani, Sahar; Tarima, Sergey; Sturm, Peter F; Hammerberg, Kim; Gupta, Purnendu; Harris, Gerald F 2016. Effect of Surgical Fusion on Volitional Weight-Shifting in Individuals With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine deformity, 4 6, 432-438

Mackel CE, Cahill PJ, Roguski M, Samdani AF, Sugrue PA, Kawakami N, Sturm PF, Pahys JM, Betz RR, El-Hawary R, Hwang SW 2016. Factors associated with spinal fusion after posterior fossa decompression in pediatric patients with Chiari I malformation and scoliosis J Neurosurg Pediatr, Sept 2, 1-7

Mackel, Charles E; Cahill, Patrick J; Roguski, Marie; Samdani, Amer F; Sugrue, Patrick A; Kawakami, Noriaki; Sturm, Peter F; Pahys, Joshua M; Betz, Randal R; El-Hawary, Ron; Hwang, Steven W 2016. Factors associated with spinal fusion after posterior fossa decompression in pediatric patients with Chiari I malformation and scoliosis. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 25 6, 737-743

Ramalingam S, Sturm P 2016. A Unifying Theory for Camera Calibration IEEE Trans Pattern Anal Mach Intell, Jul 19 ,

Ramalingam, SriKumar; Sturm, Peter 2016. A Unifying Theory for Camera Calibration. IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, ,

Schaffzin, Joshua K; Mangeot, Colleen; Sucharew, Heidi; Beck, Andrew F; Sturm, Peter F 2016. Factors Affecting Adherence to a Preoperative Surgical Site Infection Prevention Protocol. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 37 6, 728-30

Agabegi, Steven S; Kazemi, Namdar; Sturm, Peter F; Mehlman, Charles T 2015. Natural History of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in Skeletally Mature Patients: A Critical Review. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 23 12, 714-23

Bylski-Austrow, Donita I; Glos, David L; Bonifas, Anne C; Carvalho, Max F; Coombs, Matthew T; Sturm, Peter F 2015. Flexible growing rods: a pilot study to determine if polymer rod constructs may provide stability to skeletally immature spines. Scoliosis, 10 Suppl 2, S16

Dede, Ozgur; Demirkiran, Gokhan; Bekmez, Senol; Sturm, Peter F; Yazici, Muharrem 2015. Utilizing the "Stable-to-be Vertebra" Saves Motion Segments in Growing Rods Treatment for Early-Onset Scoliosis. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, ,

El-Hawary, Ron; Sturm, Peter; Cahill, Patrick; Samdani, Amer; Vitale, Michael; Gabos, Peter; Bodin, Nathan; d'Amato, Charles; Harris, Colin; Al Khudairy, Ammar; Smith, John T 2015. What is the Risk of Developing Proximal Junctional Kyphosis During Growth Friendly Treatments for Early-onset Scoliosis? Journal of pediatric orthopedics, ,

Gussous, Yazeed M; Tarima, Sergey; Zhao, Shi; Khan, Safdar; Caudill, Angela; Sturm, Peter; Hammerberg, Kim W 2015. Serial Derotational Casting in Idiopathic and Non-Idiopathic Progressive Early-Onset Scoliosis. Spine deformity, 3 3, 233-238

McPhail, Gary L; Ehsan, Zarmina; Howells, Sacha A; Boesch, R Paul; Fenchel, Matthew C; Szczesniak, Rhonda; Jain, Viral; Agabegi, Steven; Sturm, Peter; Wall, Eric; Redding, Greg J 2015. Obstructive lung disease in children with idiopathic scoliosis. The Journal of pediatrics, 166 4, 1018-21

Perrier, Regis; Arnaud, Elise; Sturm, Peter; Ortner, Mathias 2015. Estimation of an Observation Satellite's Attitude Using Multimodal Pushbroom Cameras. IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, 37 5, 987-1000

Ramirez, Norman; Flynn, John M; Smith, John T; Vitale, Michael; Sturm, Peter F; D?Amato, Charles; Samdani, Amer; Machiavelli, Raul; El-Hawary, Ron 2015. Use of the S-hook for Pelvic Fixation in Rib-Based Treatment of Early-Onset Scoliosis: A Multicenter Study. Spine, 40 11, 816-22

Schaffzin JK, Mangeot C, Sucharew H, Beck AF, Sturm PF 2015. Factors affecting adherence to a preoperative surgical site infection prevention protocol Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, June 37 6, 723-30

Jain, Viral; Lykissas, Marios; Trobisch, Per; Wall, Eric J; Newton, Peter O; Sturm, Peter F; Cahill, Patrick J; Bylski-Austrow, Donita I 2014. Surgical aspects of spinal growth modulation in scoliosis correction. Instructional course lectures, 63 , 335-44

Schulz, Jacob; Asghar, Jahangir; Bastrom, Tracey; Shufflebarger, Harry; Newton, Peter O; Sturm, Peter; Betz, Randal R; Samdani, Amer F; Yaszay, Burt 2014. Optimal radiographical criteria after selective thoracic fusion for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with a C lumbar modifier: does adherence to current guidelines predict success? Spine, 39 23, E1368-73

Sturm, Peter F; Anadio, Jennifer M; Dede, Ozgur 2014. Recent advances in the management of early onset scoliosis. The Orthopedic clinics of North America, 45 4, 501-14

Thawrani, Dinesh P; Glos, David L; Coombs, Matthew T; Bylski-Austrow, Donita I; Sturm, Peter F 2014. Transverse process hooks at upper instrumented vertebra provide more gradual motion transition than pedicle screws. Spine, 39 14, E826-32

Udoekwere, Ubong I; Krzak, Joseph J; Graf, Adam; Hassani, Sahar; Tarima, Sergey; Riordan, Mary; Sturm, Peter F; Hammerberg, Kim W; Gupta, Purnendu; Anissipour, Alireza K; Harris, Gerald F 2014. Effect of Lowest Instrumented Vertebra on Trunk Mobility in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Undergoing a Posterior Spinal Fusion. Spine deformity, 2 4, 291-300

Williams, Brendan A; Matsumoto, Hiroko; McCalla, Daren J; Akbarnia, Behrooz A; Blakemore, Laurel C; Betz, Randal R; Flynn, John M; Johnston, Charles E; McCarthy, Richard E; Roye, David P; Skaggs, David L; Smith, John T; Snyder, Brian D; Sponseller, Paul D; Sturm, Peter F; Thompson, George H; Yazici, Muharrem; Vitale, Michael G 2014. Development and initial validation of the Classification of Early-Onset Scoliosis (C-EOS). The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 96 16, 1359-67

Corona, Jacqueline; Miller, Daniel J; Downs, Jenny; Akbarnia, Behrooz A; Betz, Randal R; Blakemore, Laurel C; Campbell, Robert M; Flynn, John M; Johnston, Charles E; McCarthy, Richard E; Roye, David P; Skaggs, David L; Smith, John T; Snyder, Brian D; Sponseller, Paul D; Sturm, Peter F; Thompson, George H; Yazici, Muharrem; Vitale, Michael G 2013. Evaluating the extent of clinical uncertainty among treatment options for patients with early-onset scoliosis. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 95 10, e67

El-Hawary, Ron; Sturm, Peter F; Cahill, Patrick J; Samdani, Amer F; Vitale, Michael G; Gabos, Peter G; Bodin, Nathan D; d'Amato, Charles R; Harris, Colin; Howard, Jason J; Morris, Susan H; Smith, John T 2013. Sagittal Spinopelvic Parameters of Young Children With Scoliosis. Spine deformity, 1 5, 343-347

Gordon, Diane; Hosu, Liana; Agabegi, Steven; Sturm, Peter; Sadhasivam, Senthilkumar 2013. Brain herniation due to syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) after posterior spine fusion. Paediatric anaesthesia, 23 9, 875-6

Lykissas, Marios G; Jain, Viral V; Nathan, Senthil T; Pawar, Varun; Eismann, Emily A; Sturm, Peter F; Crawford, Alvin H 2013. Mid- to long-term outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after instrumented posterior spinal fusion: a meta-analysis. Spine, 38 2, E113-9

McPhail, Gary L; Howells, Sacha A; Boesch, Richard Paul; Wood, Robert E; Ednick, Mathew; Chini, Barbara A; Jain, Viral; Agabegi, Steven; Sturm, Peter; Wall, Eric; Crawford, Alvin; Redding, Greg 2013. Obstructive lung disease is common in children with syndromic and congenital scoliosis: a preliminary study. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 33 8, 781-5

Park, Daniel K; Braaksma, Brian; Hammerberg, Kim W; Sturm, Peter 2013. The efficacy of preoperative halo-gravity traction in pediatric spinal deformity the effect of traction duration. Journal of spinal disorders & techniques, 26 3, 146-54

Serhan, Hassan; Mhatre, Devdatt; Newton, Peter; Giorgio, Paul; Sturm, Peter 2013. Would CoCr rods provide better correctional forces than stainless steel or titanium for rigid scoliosis curves? Journal of spinal disorders & techniques, 26 2, E70-4

Thawrani, Dinesh; Agabegi, Steven S; Eismann, Emily; Martin, Rose; Sturm, Peter F 2013. Accuracy and Reliability of Drawing Central Sacral Vertical Line on Scoliosis Radiographs in Clinical Practice. Spine deformity, 1 1, 16-20

Zebracki, Kathy; Thawrani, Dinesh; Oswald, Timothy S; Anadio, Jennifer M; Sturm, Peter F 2013. Predictors of emotional functioning in youth after surgical correction of idiopathic scoliosis. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 33 6, 624-7

Hinterstoisser, Stefan; Cagniart, Cedric; Ilic, Slobodan; Sturm, Peter; Navab, Nassir; Fua, Pascal; Lepetit, Vincent 2012. Gradient response maps for real-time detection of textureless objects. IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, 34 5, 876-88

Schottler, Jennifer; Vogel, Lawrence C; Sturm, Peter 2012. Spinal cord injuries in young children: a review of children injured at 5 years of age and younger. Developmental medicine and child neurology, 54 12, 1138-43

Altiok, Haluk; Finlayson, Craig; Hassani, Sahar; Sturm, Peter 2011. Kyphectomy in children with myelomeningocele. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 469 5, 1272-8

Carreon, Leah Yacat; Sanders, James O; Diab, Mohammad; Sturm, Peter F; Sucato, Daniel J 2011. Patient satisfaction after surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine, 36 12, 965-8

O'leary, Patrick T; Sturm, Peter F; Hammerberg, Kim W; Lubicky, John P; Mardjetko, Steven M 2011. Convex hemiepiphysiodesis: the limits of vertebral stapling. Spine, 36 19, 1579-83

Cahill, Patrick J; Warnick, Drew E; Lee, Michael J; Gaughan, John; Vogel, Lawrence E; Hammerberg, Kim W; Sturm, Peter F 2010. Infection after spinal fusion for pediatric spinal deformity: thirty years of experience at a single institution. Spine, 35 12, 1211-7

Carreon, Leah Y; Sanders, James O; Diab, Mohammad; Sucato, Daniel J; Sturm, Peter F; Glassman, Steven D 2010. The minimum clinically important difference in Scoliosis Research Society-22 Appearance, Activity, And Pain domains after surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine, 35 23, 2079-83

Sanders, James O; Carreon, Leah Y; Sucato, Daniel J; Sturm, Peter F; Diab, Mohammad 2010. Preoperative and perioperative factors effect on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgical outcomes. Spine, 35 20, 1867-71

Serhan, Hassan; Hammerberg, Kim; O'Neil, Michael; Sturm, Peter; Mardjetko, Steven; Crawford, Alvin 2010. Intraoperative techniques to reduce the potential of set-screw loosening in long spinal constructs: a static and fatigue biomechanical investigation. Journal of spinal disorders & techniques, 23 7, e31-6

Slavens, Brooke A; Sturm, Peter F; Harris, Gerald F 2010. Upper extremity inverse dynamics model for crutch-assisted gait assessment. Journal of biomechanics, 43 10, 2026-31

Sturm, Peter F; Zaharski, Kristen; Riordan, Mary; Hassani, Sahar 2010. Anticipating complications in pediatric deformity surgery: is any preparation necessary in healthy children? Spine, 35 25, 2211-4

Sanders, James O; D'Astous, Jacques; Fitzgerald, Marcie; Khoury, Joseph G; Kishan, Shyam; Sturm, Peter F 2009. Derotational casting for progressive infantile scoliosis. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 29 6, 581-7

Slavens, Brooke A; Sturm, Peter F; Bajournaite, Ruta; Harris, Gerald F 2009. Upper extremity dynamics during Lofstrand crutch-assisted gait in children with myelomeningocele. Gait & posture, 30 4, 511-7

Tardif, Jean-Philippe; Sturm, Peter; Trudeau, Martin; Roy, Sébastien 2009. Calibration of cameras with radially symmetric distortion. IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, 31 9, 1552-66

Slavens, Brooke A; Sturm, Peter F; Harris, Gerald F 2008. Upper extremity kinetics of children with myelomeningocele during Lofstrand crutch-assisted gait. Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2008 , 4583-6

Slavens, Brooke A; Frantz, Jamie; Sturm, Peter F; Harris, Gerald F 2007. Upper extremity dynamics during Lofstrand crutch-assisted gait in children with myelomeningocele. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 30 Suppl 1 , S165-71

Wilczkowiak, Marta; Sturm, Peter; Boyer, Edmond 2005. Using geometric constraints through parallelepipeds for calibration and 3D modeling. IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, 27 2, 194-207

Bartoli, Adrien; Sturm, Peter 2004. Nonlinear estimation of the fundamental matrix with minimal parameters. IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, 26 3, 426-32

Buchner, Richard; Samani, Faradj; May, Peter M; Sturm, Peter; Hefter, Glenn 2003. Hydration and ion pairing in aqueous sodium oxalate solutions. Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 4 4, 373-8

Oettl, Dietmar; Sturm, Peter Johann; Pretterhofer, Gerhard; Bacher, Michael; Rodler, Johannes; Almbauer, Raimund Alfons 2003. Lagrangian dispersion modeling of vehicular emissions from a highway in complex terrain. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995), 53 10, 1233-40

Rockower, Stephen J; Sturm, Peter 2002. Adolescent sports medicine. Maryland medicine : MM : a publication of MEDCHI, the Maryland State Medical Society, 3 3, 30-1

Jain, Viral V; Anadio, Jennifer M; Chan, Gilbert; Sturm, Peter F; Crawford, Alvin H . Dural ectasia in a child with Larsen syndrome. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 34 7, e44-9

Lykissas, Marios G; Sturm, Peter F; McClung, Anna; Sucato, Daniel J; Riordan, Mary; Hammerberg, Kim W . Challenges of spine surgery in patients with chondrodysplasia punctata. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 33 7, 685-93

Nassr, Ahmad; Larson, Annalise Noelle; Crane, Benjamin; Hammerberg, Kim W; Sturm, Peter F; Mardjetko, Steven M . Iatrogenic thoracic outlet syndrome secondary to vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib expansion thoracoplasty: pathogenesis and strategies for prevention/treatment. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 29 1, 31-4

Sturm, Peter G . Back on track. General dentistry, 58 6, 472

Velezis, Marti James; Sturm, Peter F; Cobey, James . Scoliosis screening revisited: findings from the District of Columbia. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 22 6, 788-91