Medical Brace (Fallout 3)

The medical brace is a miscellaneous item in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.

Fallout 3
It is a crafting item which can be found in various locations throughout the Capital Wasteland, most notably used as a necessary component for creating the deathclaw gauntlet. There are actually two items called "medical brace"; the first one is the one used for the deathclaw gauntlet, while the second one is a junk item found only in Raven Rock. They can be distinguished from each other by looking at their "value" number: if it is worth 10, then it is the real thing; if it is worth 1, then it cannot be used to create custom weapons.

Regardless, both kinds of "medical brace" can be loaded into the Rock-It Launcher and used as ammunition.

Fallout: New Vegas
In Fallout: New Vegas, these are used to make doctor's bags at a workbench.

Fallout 3

 * Medical braces are a semi-common item and can be found in many places within the game, especially doctor's clinics.
 * Vault 87, 3 in the clinic.
 * Anchorage Memorial facility, 3 on the shelves in the clinic area.
 * 3 in the nurse's office in Roosevelt Academy.
 * Rivet City bow, 2-3 in Pinkerton's office. Must be stolen.
 * Roosevelt Academy Arts and Athletics Hall, 2 in an office with wall safe.
 * 2 in Lucky's (southwest of Tenpenny tower). Must be stolen.
 * 2 in Gallo's storage closet, along with a large number of other workbench items.
 * Fort Independence, 2 in the clinic.
 * Vault 112, 2 in a clinic locker.
 * 1 in Megaton, in Lucas Simms' house on a table. Must be stolen.
 * National Guard depot, 1 in the armory, in one of the boxes.
 * Arlington Library, 1 in the children's wing, the room to the northwest.
 * Tenpenny Tower, 1 in the basement.
 * Super-Duper Mart, 1 in the pharmacy.
 * Hamilton's hideaway, 1 in the northernmost room.
 * 1 in Springvale school, on your right when you enter the school.
 * National Archives, 1 in the second room in the basement.
 * Minefield, 1 near the mattress where Arkansas snipes.
 * Minefield, Gibson house, 1 in the children's room.
 * 1 in Museum station. It is in the same room that has a hatch leading to Metro Central.
 * The Our Lady of Hope Hospital contains an exceptionally large amount of medical braces.
 * At the RobCo facility, within the Offices and Cafeteria area, look in the northern closed bathroom near the door leading to the RobCo Factory Floor.
 * 1 on a shelf near a raider in Dupont Circle station

Fallout: New Vegas

 * You can buy one in the New Vegas medical clinic.
 * You can find one in Doc Mitchell's house on the shelf.
 * Randomly found in metal boxes.
 * Sometimes sold by traveling merchants.
 * Can be found inside the Vault 22 medical room.
 * Can be dropped from lobotomites in Big MT.

Related quests
In Fallout: New Vegas, one is required for the side quest Restoring Hope if the player's Medicine skill is less than 50.