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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 Amended and Restated
Interpore International, Inc. Employee Qualified Stock Purchase 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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