The SMART Approach to Spine Clinical Research is a must‎-have guide for spine care professionals seeking to make a meaningful contribution to the scientific literature and advance their careers by publishing high‎-quality clinical research‎.‎ Planning‎,‎ conducting‎,‎ and publishing the results of your clinical research can be a long and arduous journey‎.‎ The SMART Approach to Spine Clinical Research presents and explains the many interrelated components essential to spine clinical research in an easily accessible way‎,‎ guiding you step‎-by‎-step through the principles and methods of planning and evaluating clinical research‎.‎ With a special focus on bias reduction and spine‎-related case examples‎,‎ this SMART approach represents those essential components‎:‎ Study question Searching the literature Study design Measurements Analysis Resources and funding Timing Also addressed in the book are special topics such as getting your manuscript published and conducting a meta‎-analysis‎.‎ This SMART approach provides a clear and simple road map for the planning‎,‎ execution‎,‎ and critical appraisal of clinical research‎.‎