Steven A. Kincaid, DVM, PhD Professor of Veterinary Histology, joined the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1989. He received a D.V.M. degree from Purdue University in 1969 and a Ph.D. degree from Purdue University in Veterinary Anatomy in 1977. His research specialty is in the field of pathobiology of bone and cartilage.
334-844-4427 kincasa@vetmed.auburn.edu
Research Interests Dr. Kincaid’s research projects are focused on the healing of articular cartilage of synovial joints of mammals and pathogenesis of tibial dyschondroplasia of broiler chickens. The skeletal research program uses multiple types of analytical technologies:  1) histology, 2) biochemistry, 3) biomechanics, 4) MRI, 5) bone densitometry, and 6) ultrastructural procedures. Current and projected studies of articular cartilage healing use in vivo surgically created defects in the articular cartilage of the canine shoulder and iatrogenic destabilization of the canine and rodent knee joint as models. In these models, the potential therapeutic affects of regimented exercise programs (including swimming), antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory agents and cytokines (e.g., transforming growth factor beta) are being studied. During the in vivo portions of these studies, the mechanical forces generated by normal and abnormal limbs while walking or trotting are being analyzed by force plate analysis. The motion of the limbs is evaluated by kinematic gait analysis. Biopsies or post mortem specimens are analyzed for the presence of various chemical subcomponents by routine histological, immunohisto-chemical, and biochemical techniques. The results are used to compare the nature of the healing tissue to that of normal synovial joint tissues. Abnormal mineralization of growing bones (tibial dyschondroplasia) in broiler chickens is a potentially limiting factor in the ability of the broiler to thrive in the modern production environment. The pathogenesis of abnormal growth of the avian skeleton is being studied. Selected Publications Kincaid SA.  (2003)  In retrospect: teaching is "dribbling and passing". J Vet Med Ed 30:81-87. Karahan S, Kincaid SA, Lauten SD, and Wright JC.  (2001)  In vivo whole body and appendicular bone mineral density in rats: a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry study. Comp Med 52:43-51. Karahan S, Kincaid SA, Kammermann JR, and Wright JC.  (2001)  Evaluation of the rat stifle joint after thransection of the cranial cruciate ligament and partial medial menisectomy. Comp Med 51:504-512. Renden JA, Bilgili SF, and Kincaid SA.  (1992)  Live performance and carcass yield of broiler strain crosses provided sixteen or twenty-three hours of light. Poultry Sci 71:1427-1435. Rumph PF, Kincaid SA, Baird DK, Kammermann J, Visco DM, and Goetz L.  (1992)  Vertical ground reaction force distribution during experimentally induced, acute synovitis in dogs. Am J Vet Res 54:365-369.