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The Mishna in Menachot 4:1 states:
תפלה של יד אינה מעכבת של ראש ושל ראש אינה מעכבת של יד
The hand Tefillah does not prevent the head Tefillah, nor does the head Tefillah prevent the hand Tefillah.
So you definitely still wear the head Tefillah no matter what happens to your arms.
The Mishna Berura writes (OC 27 sk 1) that if one put tefillin on ...
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The Rama rules (OC 27:4 based on Teshuvat HaRashba 1:827) that there is only a problem of a chatzitza (separation between the tefillin and the skin) under the boxes not the straps. The Mishna Berura there (sk 16) notes that most later authorities only accept this for the parts of the straps that do not directly relate to the tying (ie. the parts between the ...
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