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STRYKER CORPORATION
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
As of February 28, 2003

	State or Country
Name of Subsidiary	of Incorporation
Alcott Indemnity Company	Vermont
Benoist Girard SAS	France
B.V. Favro	The Netherlands
Colorado Biomedical, Inc.	Colorado
Diagnostic Treatment Rehabilitation Clinic Limited	United Kingdom
Howmedica International S. de R.L.	Panama
Howmedica Leibinger Inc.	Delaware
Howmedica Osteonics Corp.	New Jersey
Image Guided Technologies, Inc.	Colorado
Instruments Chirurgicaux Dynamics Canada Inc./
Surgical Dynamics Canada Inc.	Canada
LifeSigns Management, Inc.	Michigan
Matsumoto Medical Instruments, Inc.	Japan
Mid Atlantic Outpatient Rehab Network	Maryland
Nettrick Ltd.	Ireland
N.V. Stryker S.A.	Belgium
Osteo France SARL	France
Pficonprod Pty. Ltd.	Australia
Physiotherapy Associates, Inc.	Michigan
R.S. Network, Inc.	Illinois
SMD Corporation	Michigan
SSI Divestiture, Inc.	Massachusetts
Stryker AB	Sweden
Stryker A/S	Denmark
Stryker Australia Pty. Ltd.	Australia
Stryker (Barbados) Foreign Sales Corporation	Barbados
Stryker Bertec Medical Inc.	Canada
Stryker Beteiligungs GmbH	Germany
Stryker Biotech France SARL	France
Stryker B.V.	The Netherlands
Stryker Canada Inc.	Canada
Stryker Canada LP	Canada
Stryker Capital B.V.	The Netherlands
Stryker China Limited	Hong Kong
Stryker Communications Corporation	Nevada
Stryker Corporation (Chile) y Compania Limitada	Chile
Stryker Corporation (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.	Malaysia
Stryker do Brazil Ltda.	Brazil
Stryker Far East, Inc.	Delaware
Stryker Finance B.V.	The Netherlands
Stryker France SA	France
Stryker Funding Corporation	Michigan
Stryker Hellas E.P.E.	Greece
Stryker Holdings B.V.	The Netherlands
Stryker Howmedica B.V.	The Netherlands
Stryker Howmedica GmbH	Germany
Stryker-Howmedica Iberica, S.L.	Spain
Stryker IFSC Limited	Ireland
Stryker (India) Private Limited	India
Stryker International Inc.	Delaware
Stryker Ireland Limited	Ireland
Stryker Italia S.r.l.	Italy
Stryker Japan Holdings B.V.	The Netherlands
Stryker Japan K.K.	Japan
Stryker Korea Ltd.	Korea
Stryker Leibinger GmbH & CO. KG	Germany
Stryker Luxembourg Holdings S.a.r.l.	Luxembourg
Stryker Mexico, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico
Stryker Netherlands B.V.	The Netherlands
Stryker New Zealand Limited	New Zealand
Stryker Osteonics (Proprietary) Limited	South Africa
Stryker Osteonics Romania S.r.l.	Romania
Stryker-Osteonics SA	Switzerland
Stryker Osterreich GmbH	Austria
Stryker Pacific Limited	Hong Kong
Stryker Polska Sp.z.o.o.	Poland
Stryker Portugal - Produtos Medicos Unipessoal, Lda.	Portugal
Stryker Puerto Rico Limited	Ireland
Stryker SA	Switzerland
Stryker Sales Corporation	Michigan
Stryker Singapore Private Limited	Singapore
Stryker Spain Holding, S.L.	Spain
Stryker Spine SA	France
Stryker Technologies Corporation	Michigan
Stryker Trauma AG	Switzerland
Stryker Trauma GmbH	Germany
STRYKER UK HOLDING LTD	United Kingdom
Stryker UK Limited	United Kingdom
Surgical Dynamics GmbH	Germany
Surgical Dynamics Japan Inc.	Japan

Stryker Corporation directly or indirectly owns 100% of the outstanding voting securities of each of the above-named subsidiaries.

Stryker Corporation effectively controls:

Physiotherapy Associates NRH Rehab	Maryland
Physiotherapy Associates - Union Rehab, LLC	Maryland
Stryker India Medical Equipment Private Limited	India