POWER OF ATTORNEY



For Executing Form ID and Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144



The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Chad F.

Phipps, Heather J. Kidwell and Bill P. Fisher, signing singly, as

the undersigned's 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 the undersigned's

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 Form ID

(Uniform Application for Access Codes to File on EDGAR),

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 ID and Forms 3, 4, 5 and 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 or

her 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 or her 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 12th day of April, 2013.



/s/ Katarzyna Mazur-Hofsaess

Katarzyna Mazur-Hofsaess