Example embodiments of the systems and methods of preventing bedsores take the pressure off of the soft tissue and direct it on the bone, which is made to handle the weight and the pressure. In example embodiments, to insert pins, incisions are made in the skin. A hole may then be drilled into the bone and a pin may be inserted into the hole in the bone. The pins may extend out through the skin. A support plate may be connected to the pins. In one embodiment, holes are drilled though the plate to accommodate the external fixation pins. In an alternative embodiment, one or more crossbars may be connected from pin to pin and then the plate may be clamped onto the one or more crossbars. In an example embodiment, a removable panel is located in the plate to provide access to tend to the wound.
