Ankle joint damages is urgent medical and social problem according to its prevalence, loss of working time, material cost of treatment and covering of temporary disability and also by frequent unfavorable outcomes.

    Main reasons of consulting a traumatologist are damages of tendo-ligamentous apparatus of this area. Due to this fact dominating role of medical visualization in diagnostics of ankle joints mechanical damages seems to be obvious. Feature of combined evaluation of musculoskeletal system grants magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI) advantage over roentgenological examination in diagnostics of tendo-ligamentous apparatus damages. However low spreading of magnetic-resonance tomorgaphs and high cost of examination considerably limit application of this method in search of ankle joint damages.

    NLS-examination may become an alternative method in diagnostics of musculoskeletal system pathology. Advantages of NLS-method by Metatron 4025 Hunter are simplicity, availability, high information value and relatively low price. Taking into consideration complex structure of ankle joint and foot, easiness of poly-projecting virtual examination of extremity seems to be quite important issue. Possibility of microscanning, contactless atraumatic examination which may be repeated many times provided priority of NLS-graphy among methods of medical visualization of ankle joint and foot damages.