Limb loss drives innovative prosthetics

WINDSOR — Joe Johnson went to the Olympics to compete for the U.S. Ski Team. He’s married with three grown children. He’s had a career that many would envy, and he didn’t ever need to think about what he wanted to do for a living.

And yet, there are still times he wishes he could have his leg back. 

“The only problem with it,” Johnson said, “is I take my work home with me.” 

Johnson has owned Quorum Prosthetics of Windsor for 23 years, and so you might assume that’s a good setup for a joke. Johnson lost his leg when he was…