Exhibit 99

		FOR RELEASE 3:00 P.M. CENTRAL Thursday, May 5, 2011 Contact: Lance Berry (901) 867-4607

Wright Medical Group, Inc. Reports Results for First
Quarter Ended March 31, 2011

Operating margin expansion drives 14% adjusted EPS growth

Company upwardly revises 2011 adjusted EPS guidance

ARLINGTON, TN — May 5, 2011 — Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic medical device company and a leading provider of surgical solutions for the foot and ankle market, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Net sales totaled $135.4 million during the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, a 3% increase over net sales of $131.2 million during the first quarter of 2010. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, net sales increased 2% in the first quarter of 2011, as compared to the same period last year.

Net income for the first quarter of 2011 totaled $3.6 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $0.5 million, or ($0.01) per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2010.

Net income for the first quarter of 2011 included the after-tax effects of approximately $2.9 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, $2.2 million of expenses associated with the Company’s deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), and $4.1 million of deferred financing and transaction costs associated with the previously announced tender offer for the Company’s Convertible Notes. Net loss for the first quarter of 2010 included the after-tax effects of approximately $8.1 million of expenses related to U.S. governmental inquiries, $3.0 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and $544,000 of restructuring charges.

The Company’s first quarter net income, as adjusted, increased 11% to $9.4 million in 2011 from $8.5 million in 2010, while diluted earnings per share, as adjusted, increased 14% to $0.24 in the first quarter of 2011 from $0.21 in the first quarter of 2010. A reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to “as adjusted” results is included in the attached financial tables.

David D. Stevens, Interim Chief Executive Officer commented, “We are pleased with our solid first quarter financial performance, which included constant currency sales growth, operating margin expansion and excellent free cash flow.”

Mr. Stevens continued, “Also in the first quarter we successfully completed a tender offer for our Convertible Notes allowing us to extend the maturity of our debt, increase our total debt capacity, and increase the flexibility of our capital structure. Further, we continued to execute on our new product introduction plan as we launched both the PRO-TOE^™ VO Hammertoe system and the EVOLVE^(R) Elbow Plating System (EPS).”

Outlook

The Company is reiterating its previously-communicated 2011 net sales outlook of $517 million to $535 million, representing growth of 0% to 3%. This range includes the previously announced license agreement with KCI that is expected to have a negative impact on the Company’s 2011 revenue growth rate of approximately 1% to 2%. Excluding this negative impact, Wright Medical expects to achieve annualized revenue growth of approximately 1% to 5%. The Company is upwardly revising its 2011 as-adjusted earnings per share outlook to a target range for the full year 2011 of $0.89 to $0.97 per diluted share, from $0.88 to $0.95 per diluted share, which was previously communicated on February 10, 2011. The Company’s current outlook for adjusted earnings per share represents annualized growth expectations of -1% to 8%

The Company’s earnings target excludes the transaction costs and non-cash deferred financing fees associated with the Convertible Notes tendered, possible future acquisitions, other material future business developments, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and costs associated with the Company’s DPA (including the associated independent monitor).

While the amount of the non-cash stock-based compensation charges will vary depending upon a number of factors, the Company currently estimates that the after-tax impact of those expenses will be approximately $0.19 per diluted share for the full year 2011. Therefore, the Company anticipates full year 2011 as-adjusted earnings per share including stock-based compensation to be in the range of $0.70 to $0.78 per diluted share, which represents annualized growth expectations of 0% to 11%.

The Company’s anticipated ranges for net sales, adjusted earnings per share, and non-cash stock-based compensation charges are forward-looking statements. They are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the anticipated targets. The anticipated targets are not predictions of the Company’s actual performance. See the cautionary information about forward-looking statements in the “Safe-Harbor Statement” section of this press release.

Update on Status of Investigation

The Company also announced today that it received a letter from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey (USAO) pursuant to Paragraph 50 of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) stating that the USAO believes that the Company has knowingly and willfully breached material provisions of the DPA. As required by the terms of the DPA, the letter provides the Company an opportunity to make a presentation within three weeks of receipt of the letter. The Company intends to make a presentation in response to the letter. The Company’s presentation could address whether any breach has occurred, whether any breach was knowing or willful, materiality, and whether any breach has been cured. Pursuant to the DPA, the Company expects that the USAO will not take any further action until consideration of the Company’s presentation.

Conference Call

As previously announced, the Company will host a conference call starting at 3:30 p.m. (Central Time) today. The live dial-in number for the call is 866-788-0538 (domestic) or 85 7-350-1676 (international). The participant passcode for the call is “Wright.” To access a simultaneous webcast of the conference call via the internet, go to the “Corporate — Investor Information” section of the Company’s website located at www.wmt.com. A replay of the conference call by telephone will be available starting at 6:30 p.m. (Central Time) today and continuing until May 12, 2011. To hear this replay, dial 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and enter the passcode 52022847. A replay of the conference call will also be available via the internet starting today and continuing for at least 12 months. To access a replay of the conference call via the internet, go to the “Corporate — Investor Information — Audio Archives” section of the Company’s website located at www.wmt.com.

The conference call may include a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures. Reference is made to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, the reconciliation of the differences between the two financial measures, and the other information included in this press release, our Form 8-K filed with the SEC today, or otherwise available in the “Corporate — Investor Information — Supplemental Financial Information” section of the Company’s website located at www.wmt.com.

The conference call may include forward-looking statements. See the cautionary information about forward-looking statements in the “Safe-Harbor Statement” section of this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, such as net sales, excluding the impact of foreign currency; operating income, as adjusted; net income, as adjusted; net income, as adjusted, per diluted share; effective tax rate, as adjusted; and free cash flow. The Company’s management believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful information to investors. These measures may assist investors in evaluating the Company’s operations, period over period. The measures exclude such items as costs related to the U.S. governmental inquiries and the DPA, restructuring charges, transaction costs and non-cash deferred financing fees associated

with the Convertible Notes tendered and non-cash stock-based expense, all of which may be highly variable, difficult to predict and of a size that could have substantial impact on the Company’s reported results of operations for a period. Management uses these measures internally for evaluation of the performance of the business, including the allocation of resources and the evaluation of results relative to employee performance compensation targets. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures only as a supplement to, not as a substitute for or as superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined under U.S. federal securities laws, including statements regarding potential actions by the USAO, independent monitor, OIG and other agencies or their potential impact, and statements about financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. These statements reflect management’s current knowledge, assumptions, beliefs, estimates, and expectations and express management’s current views of future performance, results, and trends and may be identified by their use of terms such as anticipate, believe, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, predict, project, will, and other similar terms. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to materially differ from those described in the forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Such statements are made as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements after this date. Risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to materially differ from those described in forward-looking statements include those discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including those described in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere), and the impact of our settlement of the federal investigation into our consulting arrangements with orthopaedic surgeons relating to our hip and knee products in the United States, including our compliance with the Deferred Prosecution Agreement through September 2011 (which could, by its terms, be extended for a further six months) and the Corporate Integrity Agreement through September 2015. Our failure to comply with the Deferred Prosecution Agreement or the Corporate Integrity Agreement could expose us to significant liability including, but not limited to, extension of the term of the DPA by up to 6 months, exclusion from federal healthcare program participation, including Medicaid and Medicare, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, potential prosecution, including under the previously-filed criminal complaint, civil and criminal fines or penalties, and additional litigation cost and expense.

Additional risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to materially differ from those described in forward-looking statements include demand for and market acceptance of our new and existing products; future actions of governmental authorities and other third parties; tax measures; business development and growth opportunities; product quality or patient safety issues; products liability claims; enforcement of our intellectual property rights; the geographic and product mix impact on our sales; retention of sales representatives and independent distributors; inventory reductions or fluctuations in buying patterns by wholesalers or distributors; ability to realize the anticipated benefits of restructuring initiatives; and impact of the commercial and credit environment on us and our customers and suppliers.

Wright Medical Group, Inc. is a global orthopaedic medical device company and a leading provider of surgical solutions for the foot and ankle market. The Company specializes in the design, manufacture and marketing of devices and biologic products for extremity, hip and knee repair and reconstruction. The Company has been in business for more than 60 years and markets its products in over 60 countries worldwide. For more information about Wright Medical, visit the Company’s website at www.wmt.com.

—Tables Follow—

Wright Medical Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data—unaudited)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,				March 31,
		2011				2010
Net sales		$	135,386			$	131,244
Cost of sales			38,768				40,141
Gross profit			96,618				91,103
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative			74,825				76,438
Research and development			9,207				9,835
Amortization of intangible assets			690				649
Restructuring charges			—				544
Total operating expenses			84,722				87,466
Operating income			11,896				3,637
Interest expense, net			1,835				1,508
Other expense, net			4,459				132
Income before income taxes			5,602				1,997
Provision for income taxes			2,010				2,522
Net income (loss)		$	3,592			$	(525	)
Net income (loss) per share, basic		$	0.09			$	(0.01	)
Net income (loss) per share, diluted		$	0.09			$	(0.01	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic			38,033				37,540
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, diluted			38,327				37,540

Wright Medical Group, Inc.
Consolidated Sales Analysis
(dollars in thousands—unaudited)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,				March 31,				%
		2011				2010				change
Geographic
Domestic		$	77,942			$	77,725				0.3	%
International			57,444				53,519				7.3	%
Total net sales		$	135,386			$	131,244				3.2	%
Product Line
Hip products		$	45,897			$	46,285				(0.8	%)
Knee products			32,833				32,418				1.3	%
Extremity products			34,273				30,104				13.8	%
Biologics products			19,307				19,792				(2.5	%)
Other			3,076				2,645				16.3	%
Total net sales		$	135,386			$	131,244				3.2	%

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Wright Medical Group, Inc.
Supplemental Sales Information
(unaudited)

		First Quarter 2011 Sales Growth
		Domestic				Int’l				Int’l				Total				Total
		As				Constant				As				Constant				As
		Reported				Currency				Reported				Currency				Reported
Hips			(15	%)			5	%			9	%			(3	%)			(1	%)
Knees			0	%			0	%			2	%			0	%			1	%
Extremities			12	%			18	%			21	%			13	%			14	%
Biologics			(2	%)			(5	%)			(3	%)			(3	%)			(2	%)
Total			0	%			4	%			7	%			2	%			3	%

		Sales as a % of Total Sales
		Three months ended March 31, 2011
		Domestic				International				Total
Hips			12	%			22	%			34	%
Knees			13	%			11	%			24	%
Extremities			20	%			5	%			25	%
Biologics			12	%			3	%			14	%
Total			58	%			42	%			100	%

Wright Medical Group, Inc.
Reconciliation of Net Sales to Net Sales Excluding the Impact of Foreign Currency
(dollars in thousands—unaudited)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2011
		International				Total
		Net Sales				Net Sales
Net sales, as reported		$	57,444			$	135,386
Currency impact as compared to prior period			(1,742	)			(1,742	)
Net sales, excluding the impact of foreign currency		$	55,702			$	133,644

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Wright Medical Group, Inc.
Reconciliation of As Reported Results to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in thousands, except per share data—unaudited)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,				March 31,
		2011				2010
Operating Income
Operating income, as reported		$	11,896			$	3,637
Reconciling items impacting Gross Profit:
Non-cash, stock-based compensation			347				340
Reconciling items impacting Selling, General and Administrative expenses:
Non-cash, stock-based compensation			2,068				2,267
U.S. governmental inquiries/DPA related			2,182				8,071
Total			4,250				10,338
Reconciling items impacting Research and Development expenses:
Non-cash, stock-based compensation			445				398
Other Reconciling Items:
Restructuring charges			—				544
Operating income, as adjusted		$	16,938			$	15,257
Operating income, as adjusted, as a percentage of net sales			12.5	%			11.6	%

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Wright Medical Group, Inc.
Reconciliation of As Reported Results to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(continued)

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,				March 31,
		2011				2010
Net Income
Income before income taxes, as reported		$	5,602			$	1,997
U.S. governmental inquiries/DPA related			2,182				8,071
Non-cash, stock-based compensation			2,860				3,005
Restructuring charges			—				544
Deferred financing fees and transaction costs associated with Convertible Notes Tender Offer			4,099				—
Income before income taxes, as adjusted			14,743				13,617
Provision for income taxes, as reported			2,010				2,522
U.S. governmental inquiries/DPA related			852				1,580
Non-cash, stock-based compensation			847				836
Restructuring charges			—				211
Deferred financing fees and transaction costs associated with Convertible Notes Tender Offer			1,599				—
Provision for income taxes, as adjusted			5,308				5,149
Effective tax rate, as adjusted			36.0	%			37.8	%
Net income, as adjusted		$	9,435			$	8,468

		Three Months Ended								Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2011								March 31, 2010
		As Reported				As Adjusted				As Reported				As Adjusted
Basic net income (loss)		$	3,592			$	9,435			$	(525	)		$	8,468
Interest expense on convertible notes			N/A				787				N/A				935
Diluted net income (loss)		$	3,592			$	10,222			$	(525	)		$	9,403
Basic shares			38,033				38,033				37,540				37,540
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares			294				294				N/A				283
Dilutive effect of convertible notes			N/A				4,962				N/A				6,126
Diluted shares			38,327				43,289				37,540				43,949
Net income (loss) per share, diluted		$	0.09			$	0.24			$	(0.01	)		$	0.21

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,				March 31,
		2011				2010
Net Income per Diluted Share
Net income (loss), as reported, per diluted share		$	0.09			$	(0.01	)
Interest expense on convertible notes			0.02				0.02
Dilutive effect of convertible notes			(0.01	)			0.00
U.S. governmental inquiries/DPA related			0.03				0.15
Non-cash, stock-based compensation			0.05				0.05
Restructuring charges			—				0.01
Deferred financing fees and transaction costs associated with Convertible Notes Tender Offer			0.06				—
Net income, as adjusted, per diluted share		$	0.24			$	0.21

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Wright Medical Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands—unaudited)

		March 31,				December 31,
		2011				2010
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	154,839			$	153,261
Marketable securities			14,840				19,152
Accounts receivable, net			107,622				105,336
Inventories			171,738				166,339
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			57,110				53,502
Total current assets			506,149				497,590
Property, plant and equipment, net			161,430				158,247
Goodwill and intangible assets, net			70,460				70,673
Marketable securities			10,071				17,193
Other assets			11,707				11,536
Total assets		$	759,817			$	755,239
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	22,081			$	15,862
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			58,760				54,409
Current portion of long-term obligations			8,617				1,033
Total current liabilities			89,458				71,304
Long-term obligations			173,269				201,766
Other liabilities			17,157				11,197
Total liabilities			279,884				284,267
Stockholders’ equity			479,933				470,972
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	759,817			$	755,239

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