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Fasting plasma samples were obtained from controls (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200912) and from end-stage KOA patients at baseline (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200913), and 3\u00a0months (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200911) and 12\u00a0months (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20099) after knee replacement surgery. FA composition in total lipids was analyzed with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Cartilage loss was determined by magnetic resonance imaging, and knee pain and disability by physical performance and quantitative sensory testing, neuromuscular examination, and several questionnaires. The associations between variables were tested with the univariate analysis of variance adjusted for age and body mass index. 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