Introduction. Rotator cuff syndrome is one of the pathologies that has been increasing in recent years, becoming the second cause of labor morbidity in Colombia at the level of the upper limb. It is a pathology that represents high costs to the health system as well as to companies from different economic sectors.Objective. To estimate the prevalence of rotator cuff syndrome in patients assessed by the outpatient service in the subspecialty of shoulder orthopedics in a IPS of IV level of complexity during the year 2019 in the city of Bogotá (Colombia).Methodology. Cross-sectional study, in which a database of 390 patients with a diagnosis of rotator cuff syndrome who consulted from January 2019 to December 2019, by the outpatient service of the shoulder subspecialty, was used in an IPS of IV level of complexity. The analysis of the variables was carried out according to their nature, for the qualitative variables, absolute and relative frequencies were determined, expressed in percentages with 95% CI. The quantitative variables were analyzed using measures of central tendency and dispersion. To evaluate the association between occupation and sociodemographic, clinical and work characteristics, the chi-square test of independence was used with a statistical significance value of 0.05. The statistical analysis of the information was carried out in the SPSS 27 software.Results. The mean age of the patients was 57 years (95% CI 55-57). The variables that showed a statistically significant association were: sex (p = 0.000) in which a greater frequency of presentation of the pathology was evidenced in the female sex, type of lesion (p = 0.018) where the lesion that was most frequently diagnosed was Complete supraspinatus rupture, functionality (p = 0.002) in which complete mobility of the shoulder was reported more frequently and work recommendations (p = 0.000) in which it was generated in almost the entire economically active population. Conclusions. The occupational groups with the highest prevalence of rotator cuff syndrome were: workers, general services and various trades, housewives, merchants, drivers and health personnel, so it is important that people who perform this type of work are given a more inclusive approach to risk detection.
