EXHIBIT 23--CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Stryker Corporation of our report dated January 31, 1996, included in the
1995 Annual Report to Stockholders of Stryker Corporation.

Our auditors 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, 1996, 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.


                                                 /s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Kalamazoo, Michigan
March 14, 1996