Exhibit 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



                       For Executing Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144



         The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of David C.

Dvorak, R. Bruce Phillips, Chad F. Phipps and Renee Rogers, signing singly, as

his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for such period of time that the

undersigned is required to file reports pursuant to Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or Rule 144 of

the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") due to his

affiliation with Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, unless earlier

revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact, to:



1)   execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 and any

     amendments to previously filed forms in accordance with Section 16(a) of

     the Exchange Act or Rule 144 of the Securities Act and the rules

     thereunder;



2)   do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which

     may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form

     3, 4, 5 or 144 and the timely filing of such form with the United States

     Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority as required by

     law; and



3)   take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

     foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit

     to, in the best interest of or legally required by the undersigned, it

     being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on

     behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in

     such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such

     attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.



         The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights

and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the

undersigned could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or

revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or

his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue

of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in

such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or

Rule 144 of the Securities Act.



         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 28th day of July, 2004.



                                                /s/ Jon E. Kramer

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                                                Signature



                                                Jon E. Kramer

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