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                                  EXHIBIT 23(b)

                      CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
Sofamor Danek Group, Inc. on Form S-8 (Sofamor Danek Group, Inc. 1993 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended) of our report dated February 2, 1998, on our audits
of the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement
schedule of Sofamor Danek Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997
and 1996, and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, which
were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K.


                                              /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Memphis, Tennessee
September 17, 1998