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EXHIBIT 23(i)
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-40334 and related
Prospectus of Stryker Corporation for the registration of up to 343,000 shares
of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated February 4, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of Stryker Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Kalamazoo, Michigan
July 10, 2000
