Mr Richard Carrington, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mr Richard Carrington
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mr Richard Carrington MBBS FRCS (Trauma & Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
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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
Clinical outcome of free latissimus dorsi flaps for coverage of soft tissue defects in multiply revised total knee arthroplasties
Provision of revision knee surgery and calculation of the effect of a network service reconfiguration
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
Digital fluoroscopy for dynamic hip screw surgical training: The construct validity of a novel orthopaedic simulator
Prospectively testing the stanmore length of stay tool to predict length of stay following primary total hip or knee arthroplasty
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
Custom rotating-hinge total knee replacement in patients with spina bifida and severe neuromuscular dysfunction
A correlation between the timing of biopsy after autologous chondrocyte implantation and the histological appearance