Gabelli & Company, Inc.'s
2nd Annual Smallcap Orthopedic Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rye, NY
February 18, 2005
Contact:    Gabelli & Company, Inc.
      Institutional Sales:
      Daniel M. Miller, 914-921-5193
      Fax: 914-921-5118
      or
      Research Analyst:
      Jennie Tsai, 914-921-8436
      Fax: 914-921-5098

For further information please visit http://www.gabelli.com



Gabelli & Company, Inc. will host its 2nd Annual Smallcap Orthopedic Conference on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. This Conference will feature various small and micro cap orthopedic companies. Portfolio managers and securities analysts are invited to attend as senior management address thoughts on the industry, products and their company outlook.

Presenting Companies

8:40 AM Encore Medical Corp. (NASDAQ - ENMC)
9:20 AM ArthroCare Corp. (NASDAQ - ARTC)
10:20 AM Orthologic Corp (NASDAQ - OLGC)
11:00 AM Conmed Corp. (NASDAQ - CNMD)
11:40 AM Exactech, Inc. (NASDAQ - EXAC)
12:20 PM Orthofix Intl., N.V. (NASDAQ - OFIX)
   
Place: Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Oriental Ballroom A
1330 Maryland Ave, SW
Washington, DC

Gabelli & Company, Inc., an institutional research and brokerage firm, is a subsidiary of Gabelli Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: GBL).