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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
    
 
   
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form SB-2 (file
No. 333-58313) of our report dated May 21, 1997, which includes a legend
relating to a reverse stock split, dated July 17, 1998, on our audit of the
statement of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows of Orthopaedic
Biosystems Ltd., Inc. We also consent to the references to our firm under the
captions "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data."
    
 
   
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
    
 
   
Phoenix, Arizona
    
   
July 17, 1998