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The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of unfavorable clinical and radiologic outcomes after APM for DMMLs and to choose appropriate indications and improve treatment efficacy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 86 patients with DMMLs undergoing APM were retrospectively reviewed. The mean follow-up time was 32.1\u00a0months. Clinical outcomes (including Lysholm score) and radiographic results (including Kellgren-Lawrence grade (K\u2013L grade: 0\/1\/2\/3\/4) were evaluated at preoperative and final follow-up. Preoperative prognostic factors, including gender, age, Body Mass Index (BMI), Hip\u2013Knee\u2013Ankle (HKA), Medial Posterior Tibial Slope (MPTS), Medial Meniscus Extrusion (MME), K\u2013L grade, occupational kneeling, and cartilaginous condition (Outerbridge grade\u2009\u2264\u20092, VS\u2009\u2265\u20093), for relatively unfavorable (fair or poor grade) Lysholm and progression of K\u2013L grade, were investigated by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Receiver operating characteristic curve was used to identify a cutoff point for the extent of medial meniscal extrusion that was associated with the final Lysholm score.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A significantly improved postoperative Lysholm score (84.5\u2009\u00b1\u20099.7) compared with the preoperative score (63.8\u2009\u00b1\u20099.3) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), but a progression of K\u2013L grade (20\/36\/30\/0\/0\u201315\/27\/25\/19\/0) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The adverse prognostic factor of Lysholm score was the advancing age (OR 1.109,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.05) and HKA (OR 0.255,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The adverse prognostic factor of K\u2013L grade progression was MME (OR 10.327,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The cutoff point for the relative value of preoperative medial meniscal extrusion associated with relatively unfavorable Lysholm scores was 2.05\u00a0mm (Area\u2009=\u20090.8668,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>value\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001, Sensitivity\u2009=\u200962.16%, Specificity\u2009=\u200993.88%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Clinically, varus alignment, large MME, and older age were found to predict a poor prognosis after APM for DMMLs. The preoperative extent of MME can be used as a predictive factor for osteoarthritis in APM. Patients with varus and MME should avoid APM. 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