KALAMAZOO, Mich., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK - News) announced that it will host a conference call on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, to discuss the Company’s operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and provide an operational update. Operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 will be released at 4:00 p.m. that day.