Surgery positioner system

A method for securing a patient for surgical procedures comprising the steps of:

• providing a patient support board assembly for use with an open-framed operating table having a bed frame having a bed frame length and at least one bed frame beam extending lengthwise with respect to the bed frame, the support board assembly comprising:
• a lower board comprising a lower board overall length, a lower board overall width, a lower board overall thickness, a lower board top surface, and a lower board bottom surface, the lower board adapted to be releasably secured to the at least one bed frame beam in a position extending at least partially across a width of the bed frame and with the lower board bottom surface facing an upper surface of the at least one bed frame beam;
• an upper board positioned on or above the lower board top surface, the upper board comprising an upper board overall length, an upper board overall width, an upper board overall thickness, an upper board top surface, and an upper board bottom surface, wherein the upper board is slidingly secured to the lower board with the upper board bottom surface facing the lower board top surface such that the upper board can be slidingly displaced with respect to the lower board in the movement plane,
• positioning the patient on the patient support board.