I had the great toe joint on my right foot "cleaned up" by my podiatrist 10 or 11 years ago. I developed deposits in the joint from years of kicking things, primarily with my big toe. When I was a kid, I kicked everything, footballs, cats, basket balls, base balls, rocks, cans, cats, dogs, attackers, sticks, cats, you get it. It got to the point where any flexing of the joint resulted in a level of pain that was unbearable. I went ahead with the surgery since I was enjoying running with my kids. The joint has been pain free since the 3 month healing process. It's about 1/4" shorter than it used to be, but it's been great. Nothing else hurts, so far.
Talk to a podiatrist and see what they recommend. If you don't like what they say, don't do it.
I need to google replacement toe joint.