Serial Static Splints are best described as which?

• A. A Splint with Adjustable Components to Increase ROM
• B. A Splint That Maintains a Fixed Position
• C. A Splint With a Moveable Component to Apply Continuous Force
• D. A Type of Splint That Is Repeatedly Re-Molded or Re-Formed to Increase ROM Through Gradual Tissue Lengthening

Answer: (D)

Serial static splints are a series of splints that hold a joint in progressively lengthened positions to gradually increase range of motion. Each splint immobilizes the attached tissue at a new length, and the splint is re-molded over time as ROM improves. This approach uses tissue creep and stress relaxation to lengthen soft tissue through repeated immobilization, rather than relying on a single fixed position, a moving part, or a continuously applied force. That’s why this option—repeatedly re-molding to increase ROM through gradual tissue lengthening—best describes serial static splints.