Patent ID: 8486068

Claim:
A pelvic stabilization scaffold apparatus comprising: an operating table comprising a first side opposite a second side; a first arched frame comprising a first attachment point connected to a second attachment point by a first curving arch, wherein the first attachment point of the first arched frame is removably attachable to a first location on the first side of the operating table and the second attachment point of the first arched frame is removably attachable to a second location on the first side of the operating table; a first inner arched frame positioned concentrically and connected to the first arched frame by at least two inner arch connecting rods; a second arched frame comprising a first attachment point connected to a second attachment point by a second curving arch, wherein the first attachment point of the second arched frame is removably attachable to a first location on the second side of the operating table and the second attachment point of the second arched frame is removably attachable to a second location on the second side of the operating table; a second inner arched frame positioned concentrically and connected to the second arched frame by at least two inner arch connecting rods; wherein the first arched frame and the first inner arched frame have an arched shape that mirrors the second arched frame and the second inner arched frame; one or more crossbars adjustably connected to the first arched frame and to the second arched frame, wherein the one or more crossbars span from the first side of the operating table to the second side of the operating table to form a substantially rigid arched orthopedic stabilization scaffold; and one or more external fixators adapted for fixation to one or more bones of a pelvis of a patient for alignment, wherein the substantially rigid arched orthopedic stabilization scaffold comprises a radiolucent material.