CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



         As   independent   public   accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation by reference in this Form S-4 registration statement of our report
dated March 14, 1997,  included (or incorporated by reference) in Wright Medical
Technology,  Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1996,  and to all
references to our firm included in this registration statement.



                                                    /s/Arthur Andersen LLP
                                                    Arthur Andersen LLP



Memphis, Tennessee
August 29, 1997