The department has a separate out patient wing catering to about 120 patients per day. The out patient has 4 Consultation rooms, Minor O.T., 1 Plaster cutting room , 1 Plaster application room & a Demonstration hall.

The department has 90 beds with 3 teaching units. The department has a Seminar room, Museum, Library, near the wards. The department has 2 Major O.T's for elective surgery & 1 Emergency O.T. to manage Orthopaedic Emergencies.

The department efficiently manages emergency & trauma. The department has all basic equipments for trauma surgeries, arthoplasty, arthoscopy, spinal surgeries, orthopaedic fracture table, C-arm, electric drill, pneumatic drill & all equipments required for major surgeries.

Academic activities of the department are very regular. Seminars, journal clubs, subject reviews, subject symposia, clinical meetings & mortality meetings are held regularly.

Nearly 15 to 20 papers/case reports are regularly presented in various academic forums, Bangalore Orthopaedic Society (BOS), Karnataka Orthopaedic Association (KOA) & Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA) conferences. The department actively participates in Bangalore Orthopaedic Society meetings. The department has conducted BOS & KOA conferences at KIMS. The department has also conducted various hands on workshops & surgical updates.

Dr.J.N.Sridhara Murthy has participated in Indo-British Travel Exchange Programme in the United Kingdom in Sept 2006. During this visit, he visited centres of excellence & had been exposed to newer techniques in Orthopaedics . He also delivered talks in various centres of excellence.

Dr. BHARATH RAJU .G, Post graduate in the department from 2001-2004 was awarded Gold Medal by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, for securing the highest marks in M.S. Ortho., in the year 2004.

In addition various awards have been presented to post graduates and faculty in Bangalore Orthopaedic Society & Karnataka Orthopaedic Association conferences.