EXHIBIT 99.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350



I, F. Barry Bays, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that (1) the
annual report on Form 10-K of Wright Medical Group, Inc. (the "Company") for the
year ended December 31, 2002, 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 annual report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 14, 2003




                                           /s/ F. Barry Bays
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                                           F. Barry Bays
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer