SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM T-1
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                       STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE
                        TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                    CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility
                  of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) __


                       STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


    Massachusetts                                             04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or                          (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank)                 Identification No.)

                225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

        John R. Towers, Esq. Executive Vice President and General Counsel
                225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
                                  (617)654-3253
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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                         WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


         DELAWARE                                               62-1532765
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

                  5677 AIRLINE ROAD, ARLINGTON, TENNESSEE 38002
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



                  11 3/4% Series D Secured Step-Up Notes Due 2000

                              (Title of indenture securities)




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                                     GENERAL

Item 1.  General Information.

         Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

         (a) Name and address of each  examining  or  supervisory  authority  to
             which it is subject.

               Department of Banking and Insurance of  The  Commonwealth  of 
               Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

               Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, 
               D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
         (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise  corporate  trust powers.
               Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2.  Affiliations with Obligor.

         If the Obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
         affiliation.

               The  obligor  is not an  affiliate  of the  trustee  or of its
               parent, State Street Corporation.

               (See note on page 2.)

Item 3. through Item 15.   Not applicable.

Item 16. List of Exhibits.

         List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility.

         1. A copy of the articles of  association  of  the  trustee  as  now in
            effect.

               A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now in
               effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange  Commission
               as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement  of Eligibility
               and  Qualification  of  Trustee  (Form  T-1)  filed  with  the   
               Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.22-17940) and
               is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

         2. A copy of the  certificate  of  authority of the trustee to commence
            business, if not contained in the articles of association.

               A  copy  of  a  Statement  from  the  Commissioner  of  Banks  of
               Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the trustee to
               commence  business  was  necessary  or issued is on file with the
               Securities  and  Exchange Commission  as  Exhibit 2 to  Amendment
               No. 1  to  the  Statement  of  Eligibility  and  Qualification of
               Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse
               Shoe, Inc.(File No. 22-17940)  and  is  incorporated  herein  by 
               reference thereto.
        
         3. A copy of the  authorization  of the trustee to  exercise  corporate
            trust  powers,  if  such  authorization  is  not contained  in  the
            documents specified in paragraph (1) or (2), above.

               A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate
               trust  powers  is  on  file  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
               Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment  No.1  to  the  Statement of
               Eligibility and  Qualification  of  Trustee (Form T-1) filed with
               the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc.(File No. 22-17940)
               and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

         4. A copy  of the  existing  by-laws  of the  trustee,  or  instruments
            corresponding thereto.

               A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as  now  in  effect, is  on
               file with the Securities and  Exchange Commission  as  Exhibit  4
               to the Statement of  Eligibility  and  Qualification  of Trustee
               (Form T-1) filed  with  the  Registration  Statement of  Eastern 
               Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated herein by
               reference thereto.


                                                   


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         5. A copy of each indenture referred to in Item 4. if the obligor is in
            default.

               Not applicable.

         6. The consents of United  States  institutional  trustees  required by
            Section 321(b) of the Act.

               The consent of the trustee  required by Section 321(b) of the Act
               is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.

         7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
            pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising  or examining
            authority.

               A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
               pursuant  to  law  or  the  requirements  of  its  supervising or
               examining authority is  annexed  hereto  as Exhibit 7 and made a 
               part hereof.


                                      NOTES

     In answering  any item of this  Statement of  Eligibility  which relates to
matters  peculiarly  within the knowledge of the obligor or any  underwriter for
the  obligor,  the trustee has relied upon  information  furnished  to it by the
obligor and the underwriters,  and the trustee disclaims  responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.

     The answer  furnished  to Item 2. of this  statement  will be  amended,  if
necessary,  to reflect any facts which  differ from those stated and which would
have been required to be stated if known at the date hereof.


                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Trust  Indenture  Act of  1939,  as
amended,  the  trustee,  State  Street  Bank and Trust  Company,  a  corporation
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,  has
duly  caused this  statement  of  eligibility  to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  all in the  City of  Boston  and The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the August 27, 1997.


                                         STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

                                         By:  /s/ Andrew M. Sinasky
                                           NAME Andrew M. Sinasky
                                           TITLE Assistant Vice President





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                                    EXHIBIT 6


                             CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended,  in connection with the proposed issuance by Wright Medical
Technology,  Inc. of its 11 3/4%  Series D Secured  Step-Up  Notes Due 2000,  we
hereby  consent that reports of examination  by Federal,  State,  Territorial or
District  authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and
Exchange Commission upon request therefor.

                                         STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

                                         By:  /s/ Andrew M. Sinasky
                                           NAME Andrew M. Sinasky
                                           TITLE Assistant Vice President


Dated: August 27, 1997





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                                    EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated  Report  of  Condition  of State  Street  Bank and  Trust  Company,
Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking institution
organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth and a member
of the  Federal  Reserve  System,  at the  close of  business  March  31,  1997,
published  in  accordance  with a call made by the Federal  Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in accordance
with a call made by the  Commissioner of Banks under General Laws,  Chapter 172,
Section 22(a).



                                                                  Thousands of
ASSETS                                                               Dollars
                                                                  
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ..............    1,665,142
  Interest-bearing balances .......................................    8,193,292
Securities ........................................................   10,238,113
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
  under agreements to resell in domestic offices
  of the bank and its Edge subsidiary .............................    5,853,144
Loans and lease financing receivables:
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income............ ............    4,936,454
  Allowance for loan and lease losses .............................       70,307
  Allocated transfer risk reserve..................................            0
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances .........    4,866,147
Assets held in trading accounts ...................................      957,478
Premises and fixed assets .........................................      380,117
Other real estate owned ...........................................          884
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries ........................       25,835
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ......       45,548
Intangible assets .................................................      158,080
Other assets.......................................................    1,066,957
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Total assets ......................................................   33,450,737
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LIABILITIES

Deposits:
  In domestic offices .............................................    8,270,845
    Noninterest bearing............................................    6,318,360
    Interest-bearing ..............................................    1,952,485
  In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary ..........................   12,760,086
    Noninterest-bearing ...........................................       53,052
    Interest-bearing ..............................................   12,707,034
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
  agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
  the bank and of its Edge subsidiary .............................    8,216,641
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities ..      926,821
Other borrowed money ..............................................      671,164
Subordinated notes and debentures .................................            0
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ..........       46,137
Other liabilities .................................................      745,529

Total liabilities .................................................   31,637,223
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus.......................           0
Common stock .......................................................      29,931
Surplus ............................................................     360,717
Undivided profits and capital reserves/Net unrealized holding
 gains (losses) ....................................................   1,426,881
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments  ...............     (4,015)
                                                                                                 
Total equity capital ...............................................   1,813,514
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Total liabilities and equity capital ...............................  33,450,737
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I, Rex S.  Schuette,  Senior Vice  President and  Comptroller of the above named
bank do hereby  declare  that this  Report of  Condition  has been  prepared  in
conformance  with the  instructions  issued  by the  Board of  Governors  of the
Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                 Rex S. Schuette


We, the  undersigned  directors,  attest to the  correctness  of this  Report of
Condition  and  declare  that it has been  examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge  and belief has been  prepared in  conformance  with the  instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve  System and is true and
correct.

                                 David A. Spina
                               Marshall N. Carter
                                 Charles F. Kaye