Ned Amendola, MD

Professor and Director of University of Iowa Sports Medicine Center

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

1. 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
2. 1997 Kogan, M., Marks, P., Amendola, A., Technique for Arthroscopic Suture Fixation of Displaced Tibial Intercondylar Eminence Fractures. Arthroscopy. 13(3):301-306, June
3. 1999 Clatworthy, M., Amendola, A. ACL and Arthritis in Complex Knee Disorders, Clinics in vSport Medicine. 18(1): 173 – 197, January
4. 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
5. 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
6. 1999 Elliot, T., Spouge, A., Thain, L., Amendola, A. Musculoskeletal Case 4. Idiopathic synovial osteochondromatosis. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 42(3): 170, 231 June
7. 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
8. 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, September2000
9. 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
10. 2000 Brown, G., Amendola, A. Radiographic evaluation and preoperative planning for high tibial osteotomies Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine 8 (1):2 – 14 : January
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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

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

Book Chapters

1. 1998 Crawford, H., Amendola, A. Periarticular Osteotomies: The Importance of Limb Alignment. Instructional Course Lectures: Volume 48. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, Illinois. (Chapter 35, 279 – 285)
2. 2000 Bell, D.M., Amendola, A. Stress Fractures and Exertional Compartment Syndrome. in Handbook of Sports Injuries. R. Charles Bull editor. McGraw-Hill, New York. (Chapter 14. 245 – 263)
3. 2000 Amendola, A., Clatworthy, M., Magnes, S. Overuse Injuries of the Lower Extremity. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
4. 2000 Amendola, A., Sitler, D. MRI of the Foot and Ankle: The Orthopaedic Surgeons Perspective in Practical MR Imaging of the Foot and Ankle. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida

Other – Video Presentations

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 2000 Fowler, P., Amendola, A. Opening wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Puddu Plate Fixation. Surgical Technique. March