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| Network | 00000023 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables) (http://amedica.com/role/InventoriesTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001269026 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Components of Inventory | The components of inventory were as follows (in thousands):
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