How does the knowledge environment shape procurement practices for orthopaedic medical devices in Mexico?

Table 2 Composition of participants

Expertise of participant	Group 1	Group 2
Expertise of participant	n	n
Total	25	23
Macro level
Regulation	4	0
Evidence synthesis	6	0
Orthopaedic association	3	0
Other expert	2	0
Meso level
Institution	4	0
Care provider facility	6	0
Micro level (orthopaedic specialist employed by different institutes)
Social Security – IMSS	0	8
Social Security – ISSSTE	0	4
Social Security – PEMEX, SEDENA	0	3
Ministry of Health	0	8

IMSS Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social (Mexican Institute of Social Security); ISSSTE Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers); PEMEX Petróleos Mexicanos (Mexican Petroleums); SEDENA Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (Secretariat of National Defense)

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