The Orthopaedic & Spine Institute in San Antonio has added chronic pain management to its offerings, according to a news release.

Greg Bonnen, MD, a neurosurgeon who serves as chairman of the board of Houston Physicians' Hospital in Webster, Texas, recently announced his candidacy for a position in the State House, according to a report from The Friendswood Journal.

West End Orthopaedic Clinic, a Richmond, Va.-based orthopedic practice, has changed its name to OrthoVirginia and opened a new location focused on orthopedics and sports medicine, according to a practice news release.

Bradford K. Matthews, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined the medical staff at Sanpete Valley Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, and will be offering his medical services at the hospital's specialty clinic, according to a Daily Herald news report.

Spine surgeons from the South Texas Spinal Clinic are now using NuVasive's eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion technology for spinal procedures, according to a practice news release.

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake in Dallas and Stryker Corp. recently hosted a live, one-day surgery symposium for over 30 orthopedic surgeons with a focus on hip and knee reconstruction, according to a Doctors Hospital news release.

About 100 to 200 Texas physicians each year are ending all involvement with Medicare, up from "less than a handful" per year in 2007, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.

Orthopedic surgeons Brian Parsley, MD, and Rex Marco, along with physician assistant Jerry Buchert, of Foundation Surgical Hospital in Bellaire, Texas, offered their services to help with the relief effort in Haiti, according to a Foundation Surgical news release.

Methodist Sugar Land (Texas) Spine Center, which is expected to open in May 2010, has named Rajesh Bindal, MD, as its medical director, according to a report by FortBendNow.com.

Texas Back Institute in Plano, Texas, the largest freestanding spine specialty clinic in the United States, is marking the 10-year milestone as being the first practice to perform an artificial disc replacement surgical procedure in the nation, according to a release by the practice.