Stryker Corporation to Host Conference Call on April 18, 2007

KALAMAZOO, Mich., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stryker Corporation announced that it will host a conference call on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, to discuss the Company’s operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and provide an operational update. Operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 will be released at 4:00 p.m. that day.

Stephen P. MacMillan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dean H. Bergy, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Katherine A. Owen, Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations, will host the call.

To participate in the conference call dial 866-270-6057 (domestic) or 617- 213-8891 (international) and enter the participant passcode 23300474. A simultaneous webcast of the call will be accessible via the Company’s website at www.stryker.com. The call will be archived on this site for 90 days.

A recording of the call will also be available from 6:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on Wednesday, April 18, 2007, until 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2007. To hear this recording dial 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and enter the passcode 44086244.

Stryker Corporation is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies with the most broadly based range of products in orthopaedics and a significant presence in other medical specialties. Stryker works with respected medical professionals to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. The Company’s products include implants used in joint replacement, trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal surgeries; biologics; surgical, neurologic, ear, nose & throat and interventional pain equipment; endoscopic, surgical navigation, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment. Stryker also provides outpatient physical therapy services in the United States.

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CONTACT: Katherine A. Owen, Vice President, Strategy and InvestorRelations, of Stryker Corporation, +1-269-385-2600

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