Cutting Edge Prosthetic Ankle Joint Debuts in Oak Park

NBC5 recently featured a patient of John Angelico, CP in Scheck & Siress' Oak Park office who has been fit with the latest prosthetic device helping amputees walk.  With this computer-controlled ankle joint, the user can climb stairs easily and walk more smoothly on all sorts of terrain.  It's a huge advancement for amputees and John has fit the first on in Illinois.

Here is the link to NBC5's story:
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/robotic-ankle-illinois-biom-170561516.html

And you can get the local perspective on OakPark.com:
http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/09-21-2012/Man_gets_Chicago-area's_first_fitting_for_bionic_ankles_in_Oak_Park