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Reason for Initial FGLP Failure (No.) No. of Patients Who Returned for a Repeat Spinal Puncture/No. of Patients with Initial FGLP Failure No. of Successful Repeat Spinal Punctures/No. of Patients Who Returned for a Repeat Spinal Puncture Attempt Lack of egress of CSF in the LP needle confirmed in the spinal canal (n = 37) 15/37 (40.5%) 14/15 (93.3%) Degenerative changes (n = 8) 2/8 (25%) 2/2 (100%) Patient’s inability to follow commands and/or due to pain and anxiety (n = 10) 6/10 (60%) 6/6 (100%) High BMI (n = 3) 1/3 (33%) 1/1 (100%) Patient in lateral decubitus position (n = 2) 2/2 (100%) 2/2 (100%) Postsurgical scarring or instrumentation (n = 2) 1/2 (50%) 1/1 (100%) Unknown (n = 1) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) Total (n = 63) 28/63 (44%) 27/28 (96%)