Leg sling

A leg sling for supporting a leg of a patient off the ground, said leg sling comprising:

• a leg portion connectable with the patient's leg for movement with the patient's leg;
• an elastic intermediate portion;
• a shoulder portion extensible across a shoulder of the patient for transferring load from said leg sling to the shoulder of the patient;
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• a first connector releasably connecting said intermediate portion of said leg sling with said shoulder portion of said leg sling;
• a second connector releasably connecting said intermediate portion of said leg sling with said leg portion of said leg sling.

A leg sling for supporting a patient's leg, said leg sling comprising:

• a leg portion connectable with the patient's leg to transfer weight from the patient's leg to said leg sling;
• a shoulder portion extensible across a shoulder of the patient to transfer weight from said leg sling to the patient's shoulder;
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• an elastic intermediate portion connected between said leg portion and said shoulder portion to transfer weight from said leg portion to said shoulder portion;
• said intermediate portion of said leg sling comprising an elastic member whose amount of elongation is selected to hold the patient's leg at the desired distance off the ground temporarily while walking while allowing the leg to be placed on the ground by extending the leg with muscular action;
• said intermediate portion of said leg sling having first and second end portions, said leg sling further comprising a first connector releasably connecting said first end portion of said intermediate portion of said leg sling with said leg portion of said leg sling and a second connector releasably connecting said second end portion of said intermediate portion of said leg sling with said shoulder portion of said leg sling, said second connector being movable between a plurality of different positions along said elastic intermediate portion of said leg sling, each one of said first and second connectors comprising a tongue assembly that is releasably engageable with a buckle;
• said shoulder portion of said leg sling comprising a shoulder pad disposed between first and second straps each of which is independently adjustable in length, said shoulder pad being substantially wider than said first and second straps;
• said leg portion of said leg sling comprising a shin pad disposed between first and second straps, said shin pad being substantially wider than said first and second straps, and said shin pad being adjustable in length.