Mr Richard Carrington, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mr Richard Carrington
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mr Richard Carrington MBBS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mr Richard Carrington
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon MBBS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)
Mr Carrington is a recommended Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Areas of expertise
- Hip replacement
- Knee replacement
- Knee arthroscopy
- Knee ligament reconstruction
- Robotically assisted knee replacement (MAKO)
Recommendations for Mr Carrington
These recommendations are for information purposes only. Doctors providing recommendations do so in good faith and are not responsible for clinical outcomes.
Recommended by:
byDr Philippa Ruth Kaye, GP
❝Recommended orthopaedic surgeon❞
byDr Smita Chimanbhai Patel, GP
❝Excellent for complex hips.❞
byDr Benjamin Jacobs, Consultant Paediatrician
❝Mr Richard Carrington is the man to see if there’s a problem with your knee.❞
by Dr Andrew Deaner, Cardiologist
❝Mr Richard Carrington is the surgeon I chose when my wife needed a hip replacement.❞
by Dr Patrick McGowan, Pain Medicine Specialist
❝Mr Richard Carrington is a recommended Orthopaedic Surgeon.❞
byDr Benjamin Jacobs, Consultant Paediatrician
❝Mr Richard Carrington is the man to see if there’s a problem with your knee.❞
by Dr Andrew Deaner, Cardiologist
❝Mr Richard Carrington is the surgeon I chose when my wife needed a hip replacement.❞
by Dr Patrick McGowan, Pain Medicine Specialist
❝Mr Richard Carrington is a recommended Orthopaedic Surgeon.❞
Make an appointment
Address
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The Wellington Hospital
The Wellington Hospital Ground Floor, Wellington Pl, London, NW8 9LE
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The Wellington Hospital Elstree Waterfront
The Waterfront Business Park Beaufort House, Elstree Road, Elstree, London, WD6 3BS
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The Platinum Medical Centre
15-17 Lodge Road, St Johns Wood, London, NW8 7JA
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Telephone or video consultation
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About Mr Richard Carrington
GMC number: 3313040
Year qualified: 1989
Place of primary qualification: University of London
Mr Richard Carrington is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with extensive experience in knee and hip surgery. He specialises in knee and hip joint replacement, with particular expertise in robotically assisted knee replacement surgery and revision knee surgery.
Mr Carrington practices at the world-renowned Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, where he has been a consultant since 2003. He qualified from St Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1989 and completed his specialist orthopaedic training through the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital training program. He further honed his skills at Harvard University in Boston, USA, where he served as a senior joint replacement fellow.
With a keen academic interest, Mr Carrington regularly publishes in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the prestigious Revision Knee Working Group, dedicated to improving outcomes following revision knee surgery in the UK. His expertise is frequently sought after at both national and international orthopaedic meetings. Recognised as one of the top knee replacement surgeons in the country, he was featured in The Daily Mail’s The Good Doctors Guide.
Mr Carrington's special interests in knee and hip surgery include:
- Knee replacement
- Partial knee replacement
- Robotically assisted surgery
- Knee arthroscopy
- Knee ligament reconstruction
- Knee articular cartilage transplantation
- Knee sports injuries
- Meniscus & ACL
- Patello-femoral joint disorders
- Hip replacement
Mr Carrington is committed to providing the highest standard of care to his patients, leveraging his extensive training and experience to deliver optimal surgical outcomes.
Areas of expertise
- ACL / PCL injuries
- Cartilage surgery (knee)
- Custom knee replacement
- Hip replacement
- Knee arthroscopy
- Knee articular cartilage transplantation
- Knee ligament reconstruction
- Knee replacement
- Knee sports injuries
- Meniscus
- Meniscus tear surgery
- Partial knee replacement
- Patellofemoral joint replacement
- Patient-specific knee replacement
- Revision knee replacement
- Robotic assisted hip surgery
- Robotic assisted knee surgery
- Robotic assisted partial knee replacement
- Robotically assisted knee replacement (MAKO)
Professional memberships
Articles by Mr Richard Carrington
Revision knee replacement surgery in the NHS
Clinical outcome of free latissimus dorsi flaps for coverage of soft tissue defects in multiply revised total knee arthroplasties
A novel murine model of pulmonary fibrosis
Investigation and management of prosthetic joint infection in knee replacement
Provision of revision knee surgery and calculation of the effect of a network service reconfiguration
Hip precautions after primary total hip arthroplasty
Soft tissue surgery of the knee
Training and transfer effect of fluorosim, an augmented reality fluoroscopic simulator for dynamic hip screw guidewire insertion
Surgical strategies for management of infection following knee arthroplasty and arthroscopic procedures
Augmented reality fluoroscopy simulation of the guide-wire insertion in DHS surgery
Teaching basic trauma
Biomechanics and joint replacement of the knee
Digital fluoroscopy for dynamic hip screw surgical training: The construct validity of a novel orthopaedic simulator
Digital fluroscopy for dynamic hip screw surgical training
O73 Simulated digital fluoroscopic imaging
Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee
Prospectively testing the stanmore length of stay tool to predict length of stay following primary total hip or knee arthroplasty
3D printed pathology
Does national joint registry data influence change in clinical practice in primary total hip replacement surgery?
Combined vascular and orthopaedic approach for a pseudotumor causing deep vein thrombosis after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty
International multidisplinary teams
A new approach to managing patients with problematic metal hip implants
In vivo roughening of retrieved total knee arthroplasty femoral components
Primary and revision total hip arthroplasty in osteogenesis imperfecta
Candida tropicalis
Repair of osteochondral defects in joints
The effect of femoral head size on functional outcome in primary total hip arthroplasty
Custom rotating-hinge total knee replacement in patients with spina bifida and severe neuromuscular dysfunction
Combined anterior cruciate ligament repair and autologous chondrocyte implantation
Cartilage repair
A correlation between the timing of biopsy after autologous chondrocyte implantation and the histological appearance
Chromosomal aberrations in the peripheral blood of patients with metal-on-metal hip bearings
A prospective, randomised study comparing two techniques of autologous chondrocyte implantation for osteochondral defects in the knee
