EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement (Form S-1) and related Prospectus of Amedica Corporation for the registration of 2,326,409 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 31, 2014 (which contains an explanatory paragraph describing the conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the financial statements) with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Amedica Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah

July 16, 2014