Dr Ned Annunziato Amendola

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Amendola, Ned Annunziato

Knee Surgeon

Degrees:

MD, FRCS(c), DABOS

Particular Expertise:

ACL reconstruction, ACL revision, Trochleoplasty

Dr Ned Amendola is an orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in sports medicine. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Iowa and Director of University of Iowa's Sports Medicine Center.

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James R. Urbaniak, MD, Sports Sciences Institute,

Duke Center for Living Campus - Wallace building, 3475 Erwin Road,

27705 Durham , NC

United States

Phone: +1-919-551-3965

Fax: +1-919-684-8598

36° 0' 0.2664" N, 78° 57' 18.306" W

Certifications

Certifications:

1990, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Research Award, “Allograft in ACL Reconstruction in a Sheep Model –The Effect of Synthetic Augmentation.” 1990.
1990, Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Fellowship. University of Western Ontario.
1993, The Howard Cameron Excellence in Teaching Award, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery. University of Western Ontario. (Selected by the residents)
1994, The Howard Cameron Excellence in Teaching Award, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery. University of Western Ontario. (Selected by the residents)
1995, Edouard Samson Award, “Exertional Compartment Syndrome: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment” Canadian Orthopaedic Association.”
1997, Achilles Research Award, “The Effects of an Isolated Ankle Effusion on H-Reflex Amplitude, Viscoelasticity and Postural Control of the Ankle.” ISAKOS.
1998, R. Tait McKenzie Medallion of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine, “The Effect of Bracing on Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis of the Knee.”
2002, Leonard Goldner Award, Best Research Paper, “Direction of Subtalar Joint Laxity with Interosseous Talocalcaneal Ligament Sectioning.” Y.Tochigi, Saltzman, A. Amendola, M.Rudert, T. Baer and T. Brown.
2006, AOSSM Cabaud Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research, “Chondrocyte Viability in Osteoarticular Allografts: Are We Overestimating Chondrocyte Viability?” Lightfoot, A., Martin, J., Amendola, A.
2009, Received John and Kim Callaghan Endowed Chair in Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, University of Iowa.
2009, AOFAS Roger Mann Award for Best Clinical Research paper: Saltzman C, Mann R, Ahrens J, Amendola A, Anderson R, Berlet G, Brodsky J, Chou L, Clanton T, Deland J, Deorio J, Horton G, Lee T, Mann J, Nunley J, Thordarson D, Walling A, Wapner K, Coughlin M. Prospective Controlled Trial Of STAR Total Ankle Replacement Versus Ankle Fusion: Initial Results
2010, AOFAS Roger Mann Award for Best Clinical Research paper: Prospective RCT of Motion vs. Fixed Distraction in Treatment of Ankle OA Amendola A, Saltzman CL, Hillis S, Stolley P
2011, AAOS Distinguished Volunteer Service Award, “Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.” Bonasia D, Amendola A
2012 AAOS Van Doner Vaughn Kappa Delta Award : “ Prognosis and Predictors of ACL Reconstructions using the MOON Cohort: A Model for Comparative Effectiveness Studies”

CV:

Institutions AttendedUniversity of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. 1978-1980. Engineering ScienceMedical EducationUniversity of Western Ontario Medical School, London, Ontario, Canada. 1980-1984. Doctor of Medicine. June 1984. Post-Graduate Medical EducationVictoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada, 1984-1985. Orthopaedic Internship.University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, July 1985-July 1989Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Residency.University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada, July 1989-January 1990. Sports Medicine Clinical and Research Fellow.University of Verona, Verona, Italy, January 1990-July 1990. Samuel S.McLaughlin Fellowship, Upper Extremity/Trauma Clinical and Research Fellow.Crystal Clinic, Akron, Ohio, August 1990-July 1991. Samuel S. McLaughlin Fellowship, Foot and Ankle/Sports Medicine Clinical and Research Fellow.American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, April 1996-May 1996. European Sports Medicine Travelling Fellowship.Institutional Leadership Program, University of Iowa, Completed December 2007 Certification and LicensureAmerican National Board, Parts I, II and III, 1984.Licensing Medical Council of Canada, Principles of Surgery, Canada. 1984.Certification in Orthopaedic Surgery, FRCS(C) Royal College Examinations. 1990.Part I American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1991Part II American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993CASM Diploma Examination in Sport Medicine, 1993Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993License to Practice Medicine, The State of Iowa, June 27, 2001Recertification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, May 2003ABOS Specialty Certificate in Sports Medicine, 2011

Fellowships

Fellowships:

Michelle Wolcott; Fellow; Sports Medicine; 08/01/01 - 07/31/02
Soheil Najibi; Fellow; Sports Medicine; 08/01/02 - 07/31/03
Phinit Phisitkul; Fellow; Foot and Ankle; 03/01/03 - 07/15/06
L.R.Wasserman; Fellow Associate; Foot and Ankle; 08/01/03 - 07/31/04
Mark Richardson; Fellow; Sports Medicine; 10/06/03 - 12/13/03
G. Michael Blanchard; Fellow Associate; Foot and Ankle; 08/01/04 - 07/31/05
Morgan Jones; Fellow; Sports Medicine; 08/01/04 - 07/31/05
Michael Salamon; Fellow Associate; Foot and Ankle; 08/01/04 - 07/31/05
Jeff Junko; Fellow Associate; Foot and Ankle; 08/01/05 – 01/31/06
Bryce Bederka; Fellow; Sports Medicine; 08/01/06 – 07/31/07
David Vasconcellos; Fellow; Sports Medicine; 08/01/07 - 07/31/08
Kristopher Alderink; Fellow; Sports Medicine; 08/01/08 – 07/31/09
Alan Hammond; Fellow Associate; Foot and Ankle; 01/15/09 – 07/15/09
Gladys Chan; Fellow Associate; Foot and Ankle; 07/01/09 – 12/31/09
Keith Wolstenholme; Fellow; Sports Medicine; 08/01/09 – 07/31/10
Mark McConkey; Fellow; Sports Medicine; 08/01/10 – 07/31/11
Andrea Veljkovic; Fellow; Foot and Ankle; 08/16/10 - 08/15/11
Grant Bowman; Fellow; Sports Medicine; 08/01/12 – 07/31/2013
Joshua Tennant; Fellow; Foot and Ankle; 08/01/12 – 07/31/2013

Publications

Publications:

Saltzman C, Mann R, Ahrens J, Amendola A, Anderson R, Berlet G, Brodsky J, Chou L, Clanton T, Deland J, Deorio J, Horton G, Lee T, Mann J, Nunley J, Thordarson D, Walling A, Wapner K, Coughlin M. Prospective Controlled Trial Of STAR Total Ankle Replacement Versus Ankle Fusion: Initial Results. Foot & Ankle International 2009, 30(7): 579-593.
Fetzer G, Spindler K, Amendola A, Andrish J, Bergfeld J, Dunn W, Flanigan D, Jones M, Kaeding C, Marx R, Matava M, Mccarty E, Parker R, Wolcott M, Vidal A, Wolf B, Wright R. Potential Market For New Meniscus Repair Strategies: Evaluation Of The MOON Cohort. J. Knee Surgery 2009, 22(3): 180-186.
Tochigi Y, Anderson DD, Rudert MJ, Vaseenon T, Brown TD, Amendola A. Effects Of Implantation Height Upon Contact Stresses In The Human Ankle With A Focal Resurfacing Implant. Foot & Ankle International 2009, 30(8): 798.
Bonasia DE, Amendola A. Combined Medial Meniscal Transplantation And High Tibial Osteotomy. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. Dec. 3 2009.
Magnussen RA, Granan LP, Dunn WR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Brophy R, Carey JL, Flanigan D, Huston LJ, Jones M, Kaeding CC, Mccarty EC, Marx RG, Matava MJ, Parker RD, Vidal A, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Wright RW, Spindler KP, Engebretsen L. Cross-Cultural Comparison Of Patients Undergoing ACL Reconstruction In The United States And Norway. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. Jan. 2010, 18(1):98-105.
Amendola A, Bonasia DE. Results Of High Tibial Osteotomy: Review Of The Literature. Int Orthop. Feb. 2010, 34(2):155-60.
Willey M, Wolf B, Kocaglu B, Amendola A. Complications Associated with Realignment Osteotomy of the Knee Performed Simultaneously with Additional Reconstructive Procedures. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 2010, 30: 55-60.
Aalderink KJ, Shaffer M, Amendola A. Rehabilitation Following High Tibial Osteotomy. Clin Sports Med. Apr 2010: 29(2):291-301, Ix.
Adkisson HD 4th, Martin JA, Amendola RL, Milliman C, Mauch KA, Katwal AB, Seyedin M, Amendola A, Buckwalter JA, Streeter PR. The Potential Of Human Allogeneic Juvenile Chondrocytes For Restoration Of Articular Cartilage. Am J Sports Med. Apr. 2010: 27.
Phisitkul P, Amendola A. False FHL: A Normal Variant Posing Risks In Posterior Hindfoot Endoscopy. Arthroscopy. May 2010, 26(5):714-8.
Karam M, Amendola A, Mendoza-Lattes S. Case Report: Successful Treatment of Acute Exertional Paraspinal Compartment Syndrome with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Iowa Ortho Journal 2010, 30: 188-190
Savarese E, Bisicchia S, Amendola A. Bilateral Spontaneous Concurrent Rupture Of The Patellar Tendon In A Healthy Man: Case Report And Review Of The Literature. Chir Organi Mov. May 18 2010.
Beals TC, Junko JT, Amendola A, Nichkisch F, Saltzman CL. Minimally Invasive Distraction Technique For Prone Posterior Ankle And Subtalar Arthroscopy. Foot & Ankle International 2010, 31(4): 316-319.
Anderson DD, Tochigi Y, Rudert MJ, Vaseenon T, Brown TD, Amendola A. Effect Of Implantation Accuracy On Ankle Contact Mechanics With A Metallic Focal Resurfacing Implant. J Bone Joint Surg Am. June 2010, 92(6):1490-500.
Dunn WR, Spindler KP, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Harrell FE Jr, An AQ, Wright RW. Which Preoperative Factors, Including Bone Bruise, Are Associated With Knee Pain/Symptoms at Index Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR)? A Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network (MOON) ACLR Cohort Study. Am J Sports Med. 2010 Jul 1.
Ruberte Thiele RA, Campbell RB, Amendola A, Sekiya JK. Biomechanical comparison of figure- of-8 versus cylindrical tibial inlay constructs for arthroscopic posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. July 2010, 26(7):977-83.
MARS Group, Wright RW, Huston LJ, Spindler KP, Dunn WR, Haas AK, Allen CR, Cooper DE, DeBerardino TM, Lantz BB, Mann BJ, Stuart MJ. Descriptive epidemiology of the Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS) cohort. Am J Sports Med. Oct 2010, 38(10):1979-86.
Vaseenon T, Phisitkul P, Wolf BR, Femino JE, Amendola A. Preventing Damage to Arthroscopic Lens During Surgery. Arthroscopy. Oct 23 2010.
Hammond AW, Phisitkul P, Femino J, Amendola A. Arthroscopic Debridement of the Talonavicular Joint Using Dorsomedial and Dorsolateral Portals: A Cadaveric Study of Safety and Access. Arthroscopy. 2010 Oct 26.
Willits K, Amendola A, Bryant D, Mohtadi NG, Giffin JR, Fowler P, Kean CO, Kirkley A. Operative versus nonoperative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: a multicenter randomized trial using accelerated functional rehabilitation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Dec 1; 92 (17): 2767-75.
Spindler KP, Huston LJ, Wright RW, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, Amendola A, Parker RD, Andrish JT, Reinke EK, Harrell FE Jr, Group M, Dunn WR. The Prognosis and Predictors of Sports Function and Activity at Minimum 6 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Population Cohort Study. Am J Sports Med. 2011 Feb; 39(2): 348-59.
Intema F, Thomas TP, Anderson DD, Elkins JM, Brown, TD, Amendola A, Lafeber FP, Saltzman CL. Subchondral bone remodeling is related to clinical improvement after joint distraction in the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2011 Feb 13.
Bonasia DE, Phisitkul P, Saltzman CL, Barg A, Amendola A. Arthroscopic resection of talocalcaneal coalitions. Arthroscopy. 2011 Mar; 27(3): 430-5.
Savarese E, Bisicchia S, Romeo R, Amendola A. Role of high tibial osteotomy in chronic injuries of posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral corner. J Orthop Traumatol. 2011 Mar; 12(1): 1-17.
Bonasia DE, Rossi R, Saltzman CL, Amendola A. The role of arthroscopy in the management of fractures about the ankle. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2011 Apr; 19(4): 226-235.
Kocaoglu B, Martin J, Wolf B, Karahan M, Amendola A. The effect of irrigation solution at different temperatures on articular cartilage metabolism. Arthroscopy. 2011 Apr; 27(4): 526-31.
McConkey MO, Bonasia DE, Amendola A. Pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2011 Jun; 4(2):37-44.
Pedersen DR, Klocke NF, Thedens DR, Martin JA, Williams GN, Amendola A. Integrating carthage-specific T1rho MRI into knee clinic diagnostic imaging. Iowa Orthop J. 2011;31:99-109.
Phisitkul P, James S, Wolf B, Amendola A. MCL Injuries of the Knee: Current Concepts Review. Iowa Orthopaedic Journal, May 2006; Vol. 26: 77-90.
Molinari A, Stolley M, Amendola A. High Ankle Sprains (Syndesmotic) In Athletes: Diagnostic Challenges and Review of the Literature. The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal 2009, 29: 130-138.
Bonasia D, Dettoni F, Femino J, Phisitkul P, Germano M, Amendola A. Total Ankle Replacement: Why, When and How? Iowa Ortho Journal 2010, 30: 119-130.
Bonasia DE, Martin JA, Marmotti A, Amendola RL, Buckwalter JA, Rossi R, Blonna D, Adkisson HD 4th, Amendola A. Cocultures of adult and juvenile chondrocytes compared with adult and juvenile chondral fragments: In vitro matrix production. Am J Sports Med. 2011 Aug 9.
Dragoni M, Bonasia DE, Amendola A. Osteochondral talar allograft for large osteochondral defects: Technique tip. Foot Ankle Int. 2011 Sept; 32(9):910-16.
Rossi R, Bonasia DE, Amendola A. The role of high tibial osteotomy in the varus knee. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2011 Oct; 19(10):590-9.
Bonasia DE, Martin JA, Marmotti A, Amendola RL, Buckwalter JA, Rossi R, Blonna D, Adkisson HD 4th, Amendola A. Cocultures of adult and juvenile chondrocytes compared with adult and juvenile chondral fragments: in vitro matrix production. Am J Sports Med. 2011 Nov; 39(11): 2355-61.
Wright R, Spindler K, Huston L, Amendola A, Andrish J, Brophy R, Carey J, Cox C, Flanigan D, Jones M, Kaeding C, Marx R, Matava M, McCarty E, Parker R, Vidal A, Wolcott M, Wolf B, Dunn W. Revision ACL reconstruction outcomes: MOON cohort. J Knee Surg. 2011 Dec;24(4):289-94.
Barg A, Tochigi Y, Amendola A, Phisitkul P, Hintermann B, Saltzman CL. Subtalar instability: Diagnosis and treatment. Foot Ankle Int. 2012 Feb; 33(2):151-60
Nickisch F, Barg A, Saltzman CL, Beals TC, Bonasia DE, Phisitkul P, Femino JE, Amendola A. Postoperative complications of posterior ankle and hindfoot arthroscopy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Mar 7; 94-A(5):439-446.
Vaseenon T, Amendola A. Update on anterior ankle impingement. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2012 Jun;5(2):145-50.
Saltzman CL, Hillis SL, Stolley MP, Anderson DD, Amendola A. Motion versus fixed distraction of the joint in the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis: a prospective randomized controlled trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Jun 6;94(11):961-70.
McConkey M, Lyon C, Bennett DL, Schoch B, Britton C, Amendola A, Wolf B. Radiographic sizing for meniscal transplantation using 3-D CT reconstruction. J Knee Surg. 2012 Jul;25(3):221-5.
Vance CG, Rakel BA, Blodgett NP, de Santana JM, Amendola A, Zimmerman MB, Walsh DM, Sluka KA. Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain, pain sensitivity, and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial. Phys Ther. 2012 Jul;92(7):898-910.
Warme BA, Ramme AJ, Willey MC, Britton CL, Flint JH, Amendola A, Wolf BR; MOON Knee Group. Reliability of early postoperative radiographic assessment of tunnel placement after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2012 Jul;28(7):942-51.
Spindler KP, Parker RD, Andrish JT, Kaeding CC, Wright RW, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Amendola A, Dunn WR, Huston LJ, Harrell FE Jr; MOON Group. Prognosis and predictors of ACL reconstructions using the MOON cohort: A model for comparative effectiveness studies. J Orthop Res. 2012 Aug 21.
Klocke NF, Amendola A, Thedens DR, Williams GN, Luty CM, Martin JA, Pedersen DR. Comparison of T1?, dGEMRIC, and Quantitative T2 MRI in Preoperative ACL Rupture Patients. Acad Radiol. 2012 Sep 14.
McConkey MO, Amendola A, Ramme AJ, Dunn WR, Flanigan DC, Britton CL; MOON Knee Group, Wolf BR. Arthroscopic Agreement Among Surgeons on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tunnel Placement. Am J Sports Med. 2012 Oct 17.
Sullivan JP, Matava MJ, Flanigan DC, Gao Y, Britton CL, Amendola A; MOON Group, Wolf BR. Reliability of tunnel measurements and the quadrant method using fluoroscopic radiographs after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. 2012 Oct;40(10):2236-41.
ÂÂÂÂÂ Femino JE, Vaseenon T, Phistkul P, Tochigi Y, Anderson DD, Amendola A. Varus external rotation stress test for radiographic detection of deep deltoid ligament disruption with and without syndesmotic disruption: a cadaveric study. Foot Ankle Int. 2013 Feb;34(2):251-60.
Arunakul M, Amendola A, Gao Y, Goetz JE, Femino JE, Phisitkul P. Tripod index: diagnostic accuracy in symptomatic flatfoot and cavovarus foot: part 2. Iowa Orthop J. 2013;33:47-53.
McCarthy M, Ridley T, Bollier M, Wolf B, Albright J, Amendola A. Femoral tunnel placement in medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. Iowa Orthop J. 2013;33:58-63.
Vena G, D'Adamio S, Amendola A. Complications of osteotomies about the knee. Sports Med Arthrosc. 2013 Jun;21(2):113-20.
Wolf BR, Ramme AJ, Wright RW, Brophy RH, McCarty EC, Vidal AR, Parker RD, Andrish JT, Amendola A, MOON Knee Group. Variability in ACL tunnel placement: observational clinical study of surgeon ACL tunnel variability. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Jun;41(6):1265-73.
Beitzel K, Mazzocca AD, Obopilwe E, Boyle JW, McWilliam J, Rincon L, Dhar Y, Arciero RA, Amendola A. Biomechanical properties of double- and single-row suture anchor repair for surgical treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Jul;41(7):1642-8.
Abdulmassih S, Phisitkul P, Femino JE, Amendola A. Triceps surae contracture: Implications for foot and ankle surgery. J Am Acad Orhtop Surg. 2013 Jul;21(7):398-407.
Chen JL, Allen CR, Stephens TE, Haas AK, Huston LJ, Wright RW, Feeley BT; Multicenter ACL Revision Study (MARS) Group. Differences in mechanisms of failure, intraoperative findings, and surgical characteristics between single- and multiple-revision ACL reconstructions: a MARS cohort study. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Jul;41(7):1571-8.
Hettrich CM, Dunn WR, Reinke EK; MOON Group, Spindler KP. The rate of subsequent surgery and predictors after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: two- and 6-year follow-up results from a multicenter cohort. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Jul;41(7):1534-40.
Marijnissen AC, Hoekstra MC, Pré BC, van Roermund PM, van Melkebeek J, Amendola A, Maathuis P, Lafeber FP, Welsing PM. Patient characteristics as predictors of clinical outcome of distraction in treatment of severe ankle osteoarthritis. J Orthop Res. 2013 Aug 27.
Veljkovic A, Norton A, Salat P, Saltzman C, Femino J, Phisitkul P, Amendola A. Lateral talar station: A clinically reproducible measure of sagittal talar position. Foot Ankle Int. 2013 Aug 21.
Barg A, Amendola A, Beaman DN, Saltzman CL. Ankle joint distraction arthroplasty: Why and how? Foot Ankle Clin. 2013 Sep;18(3):459-70.
Phisitkul P, Tennant JN, Amendola A. Is there any value to arthroscopic debridement of ankle osteoarthritis and impingement? Foot Ankle Clin. 2013 Sep;18(3):449-58.
Smoot MK, Amendola A, Cramer E, Doyle C, Kregel KC, Chiang HY, Cavanaugh JE, Herwaldt LA. A cluster of exertional rhabdomyolysis affecting a Division I football team. Clin J Sport Med. 2013 Sep;23(5):365-372.
Arunakul M, Amendola A, Gao Y, Goetz JE, Femino JE, Phisitkul P. Tripod index: A new radiographic parameter assessing foot alignment. Foot Ankle Int. 2013 Oct;34(10):1411-1420.
Pugely AJ, Lu X, Amendola A, Callaghan JJ, Martin CT, Cram P. Trends in the use of Total Ankle Replacement and ankle arthrodesis in the United States Medicare population. Foot Ankle Int. 2013 Oct 31 [epub ahead of print].
Westermann RW, Sybrowsky C, Ramme AJ, Amendola A, Wolf BR. Three-dimensional characterization of the femoral footprint of the posterior cruciate ligament. Arthroscopy. 2013 Nov;29(11):1811-1816.
Smoot MK, Cavanaugh JE, Amendola A, West DR, Herwaldt LA. Creatine kinase levels during preseason camp in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division-I football athletes. Clin J Sport Med. 2013 Dec 16 [epub ahead of print].
Amendola A. Outcomes of open surgery versus nonoperative management of acute Achilles tendon rupture. Clin J Sport Med. 2014 Jan;24(1):90-91.
Wolf BR, Ramme AJ, Britton CL, Amendola A, MOON Knee Group. Anterior Cruciate Ligament tunnel placement. J Knee Surg. 2014 Jan 10 [epub ahead of print].

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