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The United States led in both publication volume and total citations. The University of Melbourne had the highest number of publications, while Osteoporosis International emerged as the core journal in this field, with the highest number of publications, citations, and H-index. Cawthon PM was the most influential author, with 21 publications and 3,271 citations. Keywords were categorized into four clusters: Cluster 1 (epidemiology and pathophysiology of sarcopenia), Cluster 2 (clinical outcomes), Cluster 3 (management), and Cluster 4 (physical function). The most common keywords were mainly about \u201csarcopenia\u201d, \u201cbody composition\u201d, \u201cmuscle strength\u201d, \u201chip fracture\u201d and \u201cmortality\u201d.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The bibliometric results indicated a steady and rapid increase in the field of sarcopenia and orthopaedic surgery from 2003\u20132023. Previous research has predominantly focused on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical outcomes, physical function, and management of sarcopenia. 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