Mr Richard Carrington, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Richard Carrington

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr Richard Carrington MBBS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

MBBS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)

Mr Richard Carrington

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon MBBS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)

MBBS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)

Areas of expertise

  • Hip replacement
  • Knee replacement
  • Knee arthroscopy
  • Knee ligament reconstruction
  • Robotically assisted knee replacement (MAKO)

Recommendations for Mr Carrington

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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.

  • byMr Rahul Patel, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

    Excellent hip and knee surgeon

  • 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 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.

  • byMr Rahul Patel, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

    Excellent hip and knee surgeon

  • 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.

  • Address

    • The Wellington Hospital

      The Wellington Hospital Ground Floor, Wellington Pl, London, NW8 9LE

    • The Wellington Hospital Elstree Waterfront

      The Waterfront Business Park Beaufort House, Elstree Road, Elstree, London, WD6 3BS

    • The Platinum Medical Centre

      15-17 Lodge Road, St Johns Wood, London, NW8 7JA

    • Telephone or video consultation

      Virtual

    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

    Royal College of Surgeons
    British Orthopaedic Association
    International cartilage regeneration and joint preservation society
    General Medical Council

    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