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Barto' phenomenon
Associated persons:
Augustin Barto
Description:
Formation of new papillary lines, analogue to finger pads, on the stump of the arm of amputees after years of intense use. It only occurs when the stump is not protected but used for manual work withous prosthesis.
Bibliography:
- A. Barto:
Papillarlinien auf dem Stumpf als Folge der Arbeitstherapie.
Zeitschrift für Krüppelfürsorge, Berlin, 1940, 33: 10-20.
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