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The total ankle replacement (TAR) survivability rate is still suboptimal, and this leads to many orthopaedic surgeons opting arthrodesis as a better option for the ankle arthritis patients. One of the fundamental reasons is due to the lack of primary stability of the prosthesis fixation at the bone‐prosthesis interface hence leading to long‐term aseptic loosening of the talar component. The commercially...