The distribution of the top 10 authors and their institutions and countries
| Rank | Author | n (%) | Country | Institutional units |
| 1 | Skoetz N | 11 (5.2) | Germany | University of Cologne |
| 2 | Rada G | 11 (5.2) | Chile | Universidad Católica de Chile |
| 3 | Synnot A | 10 (4.7) | Australia | Monash University |
| 4 | Piechotta V | 10 (4.7) | Germany | University of Cologne |
| 5 | Ceravolo M G | 10 (4.7) | Italy | University of Ancona |
| 6 | Patrini M | 9 (4.2) | Italy | IRCCS Fondazione Don Gnocchi |
| 7 | Negrini F | 9 (4.2) | Italy | IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi |
| 8 | Monsef I | 9 (4.2) | Germany | University of Cologne |
| 9 | Lazzarini S G | 9 (4.2) | Italy | IRCCS Fondazione Don Gnocchi |
| 10 | Andrenelli E | 9 (4.2) | Italy | University of Ancona |