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For Immediate Release

July 06, 2006

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Zimmer Media Contacts
Kevin Williams
312-297-9711
klwilliams@burrell.com
Bridget Williams
312-297-9868
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ZIMMER’S BACK IN THE GROOVE™ CAMPAIGN GETS UNDERWAY IN PHILADELPHIA

Initiative Aims To Reduce Racial Disparities in Arthritis Pain Relief Procedures

(Philadelphia, PA) July 3, 2006 -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SWXLZMH), a worldwide leader in orthopaedics, hosts the first of a series of Back in the Groove™ health fairs at Philadelphia’s Jones Tabernacle AME Church. The events are part of an overall initiative that targets African American arthritis pain sufferers who, according to the Arthritis Foundation, are two-thirds less likely than Caucasian patients to undergo joint replacement procedures.

(Left) Dr. John Williams, Jr., Orthopaedic Surgeon, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, examines a participant’s knee for arthritis at the health fair. (Right) Dr. Charles Nelson, University of Pennsylvania Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, prepares to speak with a health fair participant. For more information on the Zimmer Back in the Groove program and upcoming events, log onto www.backinthegroove.zimmer.com or call toll free 1-866-923-2345.

Dr. John Williams, Jr., Orthopaedic Surgeon, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, examines a participant’s knee for arthritis at the health fair.

Dr. Charles Nelson, University of Pennsylvania Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, prepares to speak with a health fair participant.

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