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, three in the clinic.
 * Anchorage Memorial facility, three on the shelves in the clinic area.
 * Three in the nurse's office in Roosevelt Academy.
 * Rivet City bow, two to three in Pinkerton's office. Must be stolen.
 * Roosevelt Academy Arts and Athletics Hall, two in an office with wall safe.
 * Two in Lucky's (southwest of Tenpenny tower). Must be stolen.
 * Two in Gallo's storage closet, along with a large number of other workbench items.
 * Fort Independence, two in the clinic.
 * Vault 112, two in a clinic locker.
 * One in Megaton, in Lucas Simms' house on a table. Must be stolen.
 * National Guard depot, one in the armory, in one of the boxes.
 * Arlington Library, one in the children's wing, the room to the northwest.
 * Tenpenny Tower, one in the basement.
 * Super-Duper Mart, one in the pharmacy.
 * Hamilton's hideaway, one in the northernmost room.
 * One in Springvale school, on one's right when one enters the school.
 * National Archives, one in the second room in the basement.
 * Minefield, one near the mattress where Arkansas snipes.
 * Minefield, Gibson house, one in the children's room.
 * One 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.
 * One on a shelf near a raider in Dupont Circle station

Fallout: New Vegas

 * One can buy one in the New Vegas medical clinic.
 * One 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.