Orthopedic walker

An orthopedic walker consisting essentially of:

• a body formed from a single expanded thermoplastic material having a closed-cell foam structure selected from a group consisting of polyurethane, polyethylene, polypropylene and ethylene-vinyl acetate;
• the body comprising an upper receiving section, a lower receiving section, and a footbed;
• wherein the body defines posterior and anterior openings, the posterior and anterior openings separating the upper receiving section of the body into a first portion and a second portion on opposite sides of a median plane of the orthopedic walker, the posterior and anterior openings being opposite one another along the median plane of the orthopedic walker, the posterior opening terminating above the footbed;
• wherein the first and second portions having a same profile such that the upper receiving section is arranged for both right and left legs of a user;
• wherein the first and second portions and the lower receiving section adjacent to the first and second portions are arranged to individually articulate about or from the median plane to expand or retract a variable distance between the first and second portions of the upper receiving section along one of anterior or posterior sides of the body;
• wherein the first and second portions have opposing arcuate cross-sections along and between proximal and distal portions of the upper receiving section and extend in posterior and anterior directions toward the median plane, the first and second portions being configured and dimensioned to enclose a lower leg of a user.

An orthopedic walker consisting essentially of:

• a body formed from a single expanded thermoplastic made of ethylene-vinyl acetate, the expanded thermoplastic having a closed-cell foam structure and selected from a group consisting of polyurethane, polyethylene, polypropylene and ethylene-vinyl acetate;
• the body comprising an upper receiving section, a lower receiving section, and a footbed;
• wherein the body comprises the upper receiving section, the lower receiving section, and the footbed as a continuous structure formed unitarily from the expanded thermoplastic;
• wherein the upper receiving section includes first and second portions divided by a median plane of the orthopedic walker, the first and second portions and the lower receiving section adjacent to the first and second portions are arranged to articulate about or from the median plane to expand or retract a variable distance between the first and second portions of the upper receiving section;
• wherein the footbed defines a sole on an exterior surface having treads.