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She underwent a femoral branch to obturator nerve transfer to restore right thigh adduction. Ten months after the neurotization procedure, there was electromyographic evidence of almost complete obturator nerve reinnervation. At 1 year postoperatively, the patient had regained full muscle strength on thigh adduction and a normal gait. 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