Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

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Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Faculty

Ned Amendola, MDNed Amendola, MD

Professor and Director
University of Iowa Sports Medicine Center

Education

  • Residency - University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada
  • Fellowships:
      -Sport Medicine Clinical and Research Fellow, University Hospital, London, Ontario Canada
      -Samuel S. McLaughlin Fellowship, Upper Extremity Clinical and Research Fellow, University of Verona, Verona Italy
      -Samuel S. McLaughlin Fellowship, Foot and Ankle Clinical and Research Fellow, Crystal Clinic, Akron, Ohio USA
      -European Sports Medicine Travelling Fellowship, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Professional Experience

  • Orthopaedic Research Resident University Hospital, London Ontario
  • Chief Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery University of Western Ontario
  • Residents Advisory Board Grand Rounds in Orthopaedics, Multimed Publications
  • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario
  • Co – Advisor, Graduate Studies Program Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario
  • Advisor, Graduate Studies Program Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario
  • Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario
  • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery,University of Western Ontario
  • Chief of Orthopaedics London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus
  • Chief, Section on Foot and Ankle Division of Orthopaedics, University of Western Ontario
  • Representative, Section of Sport Medicine Division of Orthopaedics, University of Western Ontario
  • Chair, Residency Research Committee
  • Sport Medicine Representative, Residency Program Committee

Areas of Research Interest and Current Projects

  • Metabolic Assessment of Exertional Compartment Syndrome with P31 Spectroscopy(current)
  • Comparative Analysis of 3 Measurement Methods for Axial Knee Alignment (current project)
  • 3D Motion Analysis of Posterolateral Knee Instability(current project)
  • Effect of Tibial Slope on PCL / ACL Deficiency (current project)
  • Randomized Trial of Bioabsorbable Arrows vs. Sutures for Meniscal Suturing(current project)
  • EPOS ULTRA Shock Wave Therapy for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis (current project)
  • Operative vs. Conservative Treatment of Achilles Tendon Tears (current project)
  • Long Term Outcome of High Tibial Osteotomy (current project)
  • Limb Alignment Following High Tibial Osteotomy (current project)

Recent Publications & Reviews

  • 1997 Lessard, L.A., Scudds, R.A., Amendola, A., Vaz, MD The efficacy of cryotherapy following arthroscopic knee surgery. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 26(1):14 – 22, July
  • 1997 Kogan, M., Marks, P., Amendola, A., Technique for Arthroscopic Suture Fixation of Displaced Tibial Intercondylar Eminence Fractures. Arthroscopy. 13(3):301-306, June
  • 1999 Clatworthy, M., Amendola, A. ACL and Arthritis in Complex Knee Disorders, Clinics in vSport Medicine. 18(1): 173 – 197, January
  • 1999 Frost, S., Amendola, A. Is stress radiography necessary in the diagnosis of acute or chronic ankle instability ? Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 9 (1): 40 - 5, January
  • 1999 Kirkley, A., Webster-Bogaert, S., Litchfield,R., Amendola,A., MacDonald, S., McCalden, R., Fowler, P.J. The effect of bracing on varus gonarthrosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 81A (4): 539 – 48, April
  • 1999 Elliot, T., Spouge, A., Thain, L., Amendola, A. Musculoskeletal Case 4. Idiopathic synovial osteochondromatosis. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 42(3): 170, 231 June
  • 1999 Faber, K., Dill, J., Amendola, A., Thain, L., Spouge, A., Fowler, P. Occult Osteochondral Lesions Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture: 6 Year Resonance Imaging Follow-up Study. The American Journal Sports Medicine. 27(4): 489 - 94 , July /August
  • 1999 Amendola, A., Faber, K., Willits, K., Miniaci, A., Labib, S., Fowler, P. Compartment Pressure Monitoring During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 15(6): 607 - 12, September 2000
  • Kirkley, A., Rampersaud, R Griffin, S., Amendola, A., Litchfield, R., Fowler, P. Tourniquet versus no tourniquet in routine knee arthroscopy: A Prospective double- blind randomized clinical trial. Arthroscopy 16 (2): 121 – 126. March
  • 2000 Brown, G., Amendola, A. Radiographic evaluation and preoperative planning for high tibial osteotomies Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine 8 (1):2 – 14 : January
  • 2000 Frost, S., Grossfeld, S., Kirkley, A., Litchfield, R., Fowler, P., Amendola, A. The efficacy of nerve block in pain reduction for outpatient hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. A double blind prospective randomized trial. Arthroscopy 16(3): 243 –248, April
  • 2000 Mirza, F., Mai D., Kirkley, A., Fowler, P., Amendola, A. Management of injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament: Results of a survey of orthopaedic surgeons in Canada. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine 10(2): 85 – 88
  • 2000 Ganapathy, S., Amendola, A., Litchfield, R., Fowler, P.J., Ling, E. Elastometric pumps for ambulatory patient controlled regional analgesia. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 47 (9): 897 – 902
  • 2002 Amendola A, Commentary: Surgical treatment of acute rupture of the tendo Achillis led to fewer reruptures and better patient-generated ratings than did non surgical treatment. J Bone J Surg 84-A(2):324, February 2002

Books

  • Amendola, A., Alexander, I., Renstrom, P., editors. Athletic Injuries of the Foot and Ankle. McGraw-Hill (in press)

Book Chapters

  • 1997 Indications for Knee Bracing, Telemedicine Canada, June Amendola, A., Fowler, P.J., Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, March
  • 1998 Amendola, A. Ankle Arthroscopy: Set Up, Indications and Common Procedures, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Comprehensive Foot & Ankle Course, San Francisco, California, October 29 – November
  • 1998 Amendola, A. Retrocalcaneal and Achilles Tendon Insertional Problems, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Comprehensive Foot & Ankle Course, San Francisco, California, October 29 - November 1
  • 2000 Fowler, P., Amendola, A. Opening wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Puddu Plate Fixation. Surgical Technique. March