[The transosseous osteosynthesis by intra- and periarticular fractures of the knee joint].

105 patients with intra- and periarticular fractures of the knee joint were operated on with the use of nail and spin-nail apparatus constructed by A.I. Gorodnichenko. The possibility of atraumatic closed bone fragments fixation allowed quick patients' activization, and, as follows, improved their life quality, decreased the hospital stay and minimized complication rate. Fracture consolidation was achieved in all cases, the only complication registered was skin inflammation around the nail in 5 patients.