Exhibit 31.2


                                  CERTIFICATION



I, Thomas Hein, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
     December 31, 2005 of Orthofix International N.V.;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
     necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
     under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
     the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
     of the registrant as of, and for, the period presented in this report;

4.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
     defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) and internal
     control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
     13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

     a.   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
          registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
          known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
          the period in which this report is being prepared;

     b.   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
          caused such internal control financial reporting to be designed
          under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
          the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
          financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
          generally accepted accounting principles;

     c.   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
          controls and procedures and presented in this report our
          conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
          and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
          report based on such evaluation; and

     d.   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting that occurred during the
          registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth
          fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has material
          affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
          registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
     of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     a.   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
          record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     b.   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting.



Date:    March 14, 2006



/s/ Thomas Hein
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Name:    Thomas Hein
Title:   Chief Financial Officer