**Laurent Audig ´e**

Laurent Audige was trained in veterinary medicine in 1986 in France. He gained his PhD in ´ epidemiology in 1996 at Massey University, Palmerston North in New Zealand, and underwent his habilitation at the University of Bern in 2002, after joining the AO Foundation in Davos, Switzerland, in 2000. He then dedicated himself to clinical research in humans, focusing on the treatment of trauma and disorders of the musculoskeletal system. At Schulthess Clinic, he has led the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery department research group since 2012. His own research has been mainly related to the development and validation of fracture classifications, the development of core sets for the documentation and reporting of surgical complications, and the evaluation of outcome and health–economic parameters in surgical patients.

He is active at the University Hospital of Basel as an external scientific collaborator. Laurent Audige has expertise in multicenter clinical study implementation and is the author of more than 200 ´ peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Clinical research into the evaluation and validation of outcome instruments (e.g., functional scores and quality of life questionnaires) has been a particular strength in clinical research at the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery department in the last 15 years. Selected sets of instruments have been in routine use since 2006 for the long-term follow-up control of patients treated with shoulder prosthesis. Clinical registers were extended to other relevant problems and their treatment, including rotator cuff tears, shoulder instabilities and acromio-clavicular joint instabilities. We seek continuous improvements in the standardization and efficiency of the documentation of surgical interventions in these areas to improve quality control for patients and offer a solid foundation for clinical research.
