(EN) The invention relates to a joint socket for a hip endoprosthesis, said socket consisting of a socket shell (18) that can be implanted in the hipbone (10) and a socket insert (20) for positioning the head of the bone (16). The socket shell (18) comprises a receiving region having a conical inner surface, into which the socket insert (20) with a spherical outer surface is inserted. In this way, the socket insert (20) can be clamped in the receiving region of the socket shell in a self-locking manner in any rotary and tilting position.
