Abduction pillow for orthopedic support

An abduction pillow for supporting the legs of an orthopedic patient in first and second positions, such that the patient's legs remain in full extension in each of said two positions, said pillow comprising:

• a wedge-shaped body having sides tapered outwardly in a divergent manner from a first end adapted to be located adjacent a groin area of the patient, toward a wider second end, and an upper surface inclined downwardly from the second end toward the first end;
• a longitudinally extending recess formed in the upper inclined surface extending from generally adjacent the first end to generally adjacent the second end;
• said recess having a bottom surface lying in a generally continuous plane and having a depth sufficient to support one of the patient's legs therein;
• a first plane extending between the bottom surface of the recess and a second plane;
• the second plane extending perpendicular to the first plane, through the wedge shaped body and between the first and second ends;
• and a vertical distance measured in the first plane between the bottom surface of the recess and the second plane which is generally equal to the width of the wedge-shaped body when said width is measured at the intersection of said first and second planes whereby the distance between the patient's legs in the first position wherein each of the patient's legs lies generally in the second plane adjacent a respective side of said wedge-shaped body, equals the distance between the patient's legs in the second position where one of the patient's legs lies generally in the second plane adjacent said side and the other of the patient's legs lies generally in said first plane supported in the recess.