Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Services, LLC (POPS)
Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Services, LLC (POPS), designs, manufactures and fits orthotics and prosthetics for children of all ages, from infants to young adults. These devices provide the support children need to meet their full potential, whether that is swimming in a race, throwing a baseball, playing an instrument, or simply expressing themselves.
For more information on POPS care services in Florida or to make an appointment, please call 813-975-7139 or contact POPS Department Assistant Shaundrel Moore.
Visiting POPS
Shriners Children’s Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Services (POPS), LLC, provides children with the mobility and independence to pursue their dreams and take pride in their abilities. Located just off of Interstate 275, POPS in Tampa is the first freestanding Pediatric Orthotic & Prosthetic Services department within the Shriners Children’s healthcare system.
POPS is proud to announce that orthotic and prosthetic care is expanding to accept new patient referrals from outside providers, whether that be your child’s new orthopedic surgeon, primary care physician or other specialist. Now any child in the community can benefit from the amazing care services POPS provides.
About Our Facility
Starting August 1, 2023, all appointments will take place at our new location. The address is:
15511 North Florida Ave.
Suite 602
Tampa, FL 33613
There are designated patient parking spots located in the front of the building.
How to Make an Appointment
Parents and physicians can call 813-856-5570 or email tampapops@shrinenet.org to refer a patient to make an appointment with POPS in Tampa.
- Adjustments and minor repairs to current devices do not require a new prescription.
- For new devices or major repairs, a prescription is required. We accept all prescriptions from your child’s orthopedic surgeon, primary care physician or other specialist.
Orthotic and Prosthetic Services
- Custom-fit foot orthoses
- Ankle-Foot-Orthoses (AFO)
- Knee-Ankle-Foot-Orthoses (KAFO)
- Hip and knee orthoses
- RGO Hip Joint Systems
- Scoliosis orthoses
- Upper extremity conventional and myoelectric prosthetics
- Transfemoral and transtibial prosthetic systems
- Symes prostheses
- Partial foot prostheses
- Shoulder and hip disarticulation systems
Conditions that may require orthotic and prosthetic services include:
- Cerebral palsy
- Arthrogryposis
- Clubfoot
- Congenital or traumatic loss of limb
- In-toeing, toe walking or flat feet
- Limb deficiencies
- Limb length discrepancies
- Hip disorders
- Musculoskeletal problems
- Scoliosis
- Spina bifida
Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Services (POPS), LLC
Zahayana could not wait to get her hands on her new leg braces, which she helped to design all by herself!
Momo has a custom prosthetic that allows her to play the violin.
The team in POPS helps Zavi “step up to the plate” and stay actively involved in his favorite sport, baseball.
Julian is a bilateral amputee who has grown up wearing legs specifically fabricated for him by the POPS department.
Grace proudly poses alongside each set of prosthetic legs she has received from the POPS team over her lifetime.
Dani is the first ever Para Track & Field athlete to sign with the University of Alabama, and she utilizes sport-specific prostheses for throwing discuss and javelin, and weightlifting and training.