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.
The patella is usually reducible, and laxity of the medial collateral ligament may be evident. The medial retinacular tissues of the stifle joint are often thickened, and the foot can often be seen to twist laterally as weight is placed on the limb.