Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of the Knee - SONK. Also known as: Ahlbackâs disease. A condition of unknown aetiology characterized by the development of an area of osteonecrosis on the weight-bearing surface of the medial femoral condyle.
Friday 8 November 2013 09.16 EST First published on Friday 8 November 2013 09.16 EST. When 33 Chilean miners were hauled to the surface after 69 days trapped in a collapsed copper mine in 2010, more than a billion people around the world tuned in to watch as the rescue was broadcast live on television.
Image copyright Image caption The miners became trapped in the San Jose copper-gold mine after a tunnel collapsed on 5 August 2010. Five years ago, one billion people tuned in to watch the successful rescue of 33 Chilean miners who had been trapped underground for 69 days.