EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-73966) pertaining to the Fifth Amended and Restated 1999 Stock
Option Plan, the dj Orthopedics, Inc. 2001 Omnibus Plan, the dj Orthopedics,
Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and the dj Orthopedics, Inc. 2001
Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan of dj Orthopedics, Inc. of our report
dated January 30, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of dj Orthopedics, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 2001.


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Diego, California
March 19, 2002