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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
pertaining to the Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan (Form S-8 No.
33-86454), Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (Form S-8 No. 33-86290), 1995
Stock Option Plan (Form S-8 No. 33-93856) and the Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (Form S-8 No. 33-93844) of Interpore International of our
report dated February 7, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Interpore International included in the Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996.


                                                 ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Orange County, California
March 20, 1997