Orthopedics
Contact Information
65 Nielson St, #125, Watsonville, CA 95076
(831) 728-4227 | FAX: (831) 728-0410
Services
Our orthopedic surgeon treats bone, joint, and soft-tissue conditions throughout the body, with specialized expertise in fractures, sports injuries, arthritis, and hand, wrist, and upper-extremity surgery.
General Orthopedics (Whole Body & Major Joints)
- Osteoarthritis (knees, hips, shoulders, and other joints)
- Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthritides
- Acute and chronic fractures
- Sprains and strains (ligament and muscle injuries)
- Joint dislocations
- Back pain, degenerative disc disease, and herniated discs
- Bone tumors (benign and malignant)
- Osteoporosis-related fractures
- Sports-related injuries (ACL tears, meniscal injuries, etc.)
Upper Extremity (Shoulder, Elbow, Arm)
- Rotator cuff tears and tendinopathy
- Shoulder impingement and bursitis
- Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
- Elbow tendinitis (lateral and medial epicondylitis)
- Elbow bursitis
- Fractures of the humerus, radius, and ulna
- Nerve compression syndromes (cubital tunnel syndrome, radial nerve entrapment)
- Arthritis of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist
Hand & Wrist
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis)
- De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
- Arthritis of the hand and fingers (including thumb CMC arthritis)
- Fractures of the hand and wrist (distal radius, metacarpals, phalanges)
- Ganglion cysts
- Dupuytren’s contracture
- Flexor and extensor tendon injuries
- Peripheral nerve injuries (median, ulnar, radial nerves)
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Our Providers
Jennifer Etcheson, MD
Dr. Etcheson is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon treating a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, with specialized expertise in hand, wrist, and upper extremity care. She completed her residency at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and an advanced fellowship in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Her areas of focus include fracture care, nerve compression (carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome), sports and overuse injuries, joint replacement, and complex upper extremity conditions, including nerve and tendon injuries, ligament reconstruction, boutonniere deformity, and total elbow arthroplasty. She is passionate about community-based medicine and is excited to bring her expertise to the Watsonville and Santa Cruz areas.
