The body looks at this as toxic and if it gets absorbed, the liver deals with it mostly as a toxin rather than a nutrient. Eating the chalk will put a large quantity of this material in your body and is not a good idea at all.
This operation can be done either through the same incision as the medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction or through a larger incision around the knee. It allows the patella to sit more centrally within its groove and not tilt as the patella engages in the trochlear groove.
Dislocation, Patella (Kneecap). Overview &COPY; Reed Group A patellar dislocation is a shifting of the kneecap (patella) out of its normal position. The patella is a triangular-shaped bone that covers and protects the anterior surface of the knee joint. It is embedded in the tendon of the thigh muscle (quadriceps femoris) that attaches to the top part of the patella and the fibrous capsule of connective tissue that surrounds the knee joint.