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            EXHIBIT 23--CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS
                                    
                                    
                                    
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) 
of Stryker Corporation and subsidiaries of our report dated January 31, 1995, 
included in the 1994 Annual Report to Stockholders of Stryker Corporation and 
subsidiaries.
                                    
Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Stryker 
Corporation and subsidiaries listed in Item 14(a).  This schedule is the 
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express 
an opinion based on our audits.  In our opinion, the financial statement 
schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic 
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all 
material respects the information set forth therein.
                                    
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement Number 33-55662 on Form S-8 dated December 11, 1992, Registration 
Statement Number 2-96467 on Form S-8 dated April 4, 1985, and Registration 
Statement Number 33-32240 on Form S-8 dated November 20, 1989 and to the 
related prospectus for each of the registration statements, of our report 
dated January 31, 1995, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
incorporated herein by reference, and our report included in the preceding 
paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedule included in this 
Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Stryker Corporation. 
                                    
                                    

                                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
                                    
                                    
                                    
Kalamazoo, Michigan
March 17, 1995