Multi-panel composite diaper for use in conjunction with a hip spica cast

A combination spica cast and a multi-panel composite diaper comprising:

• a spica cast having a shell defining a cast exterior surface, a cast interior surface defining a cast interior configured for accommodating a human cast wearer, and a waste-elimination opening for facilitating the elimination of bodily waste by the cast wearer to the exterior of the cast;
• an outer diaper-panel set including a front outer panel, a rear outer panel, an outer-panel-set interior surface, and an absorbent central portion where the front and rear outer panels meet and transition one to the other;
• and an inner diaper-panel set including a front inner panel and a rear inner panel, the front and rear inner panels having, respectively, a front-panel base end and a rear-panel base end, the front-panel and rear-panel base ends being attached to the outer-panel-set interior surface at locations spaced apart from one another such that the absorbent central portion remains exposed between the front-panel and rear-panel base ends, wherein
• (a) the front and rear outer panels are drawing up and fastened over a portion of the cast exterior surface with the absorbent central portion generally aligned with the waste-elimination opening;
• and
• (b) the front and rear inner panels extend from the outer diaper-panel set to which they are attached and through the waste-elimination opening for disposition on the cast interior along the cast interior surface.