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Machine learning (ML) models have been proposed to improve risk stratification, but performance varies and clinical applicability remains uncertain. A systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis was performed to synthesize the predictive performance of ML-based models for proximal junctional pathology after ASD surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PubMed, Embase, and CENTRAL were searched from inception to February 2026. Studies developing or validating ML models predicting PJK or PJF following ASD surgery were included. Diagnostic performance was synthesized using random-effects models, pooling sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (dOR), and summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves. A prespecified secondary analysis pooled one highest-performing model per study to reduce within-study dependence. Risk of bias was assessed using PROBAST and certainty of evidence using GRADE.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixteen studies comprising 3625 patients and 30 ML models met inclusion criteria. Twenty-two models provided extractable test-set data for diagnostic synthesis. Pooled sensitivity was 0.51 (95% CI: 0.41\u20130.61) and specificity 0.84 (95% CI: 0.78\u20130.89), with a pooled AUC of 0.67 (95% CI: 0.62\u20130.72). In the highest-performing model analysis, pooled sensitivity improved to 0.63 (95% CI: 0.55\u20130.71) and AUC to 0.77 95% CI: 0.71\u2013 0.83). Specificity remained high (0.86). External validation was rare, and calibration was inconsistently reported. Frequently prioritized predictors included sagittal alignment parameters, construct characteristics, bone quality metrics, and age.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ML-based models demonstrate biologically coherent but clinically moderate discrimination for predicting proximal junctional pathology following ASD surgery. Current performance supports risk stratification rather than categorical decision-making. 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