Abstract:[Objective] To systematically compare the clinical outcomes of total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) versus ankle arthrodesis (AA) in the treatment of traumatic ankle arthritis. [Methods] The articles in Chinese and English on TAA and AA for traumatic ankle arthritis at home and abroad were searched in databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI, VIP and Wanfang, from creating to Oc- tober 2022. After the papers were selected by screening to meet the inclusion criteria and bias risk evaluation, data were extracted for a me- ta-analysis using RevMan5.3 software. [Results] A total of 8 articles were included in this study, including 4 retrospective cohort studies and 4 randomized controlled trials with a total of 481 cases, 253 in the TAA group and 228 in the AA group. As results of meta-analysis, the TAA group consumed significantly shorter operation time than the AA group (MD=-51.88, 95%CI -98.18~-5.58, P=0.03), the former had significantly higher Kofoed score than the latter (MD=6.60, 95%CI 3.72~9.47, P<0.01), the TAA group proved significantly less postop- erative claudication than the AA group (MD=0.17, 95%CI 0.05~0.55, P<0.01), whereas the TAA group got significantly more number of postoperative revisions than the AA group (MD=2.73, 95%CI 1.05~7.14, P=0.04). However, there were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of AOFAS score (MD=3.47, 95%CI -2.90~9.84, P=0.29), VAS score (MD=-0.90, 95%CI -1.95~0.15, P=0.09), postoperative complications (MD=3.77, 95%CI -0.42~33.93, P=0.24) and intraoperative blood loss (MD=49.21, 95%CI -9.04~107.46, P= 0.10). [Conclusion] Compared with the AA group, the TAA group has the advantages of better postoperative feeling and faster functional re- covery of ankle joint, but has significantly increased risk of postoperative revision.