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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Interpore Cross
International 1999 Consultants Stock Option Plan and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated February 3, 1999, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Interpore International, Inc.
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1998,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                        /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Irvine, California
September 1, 1999


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