Exhibit 32.2

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report of Orthofix International N.V.
("Orthofix") on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Form
10-K"), I, Thomas Hein, Chief Financial Officer of Orthofix, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

     1.   The Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2.   The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of Orthofix.


Dated:   March 14, 2006                                /s/ Thomas Hein
                                                -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Thomas Hein
                                                Title: Chief Financial Officer



     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Orthofix and will be retained by Orthofix and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

     The foregoing certification is being furnished as an exhibit to the Form
10-K pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K and Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63
of Title 18, United States Code) and, accordingly, is not being filed as part of
the Form 10-K for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company,
whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing.