Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 01, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	AMDA
Entity Registrant Name	AMEDICA Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001269026
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,411,207