A tensioning element (1, 1'; 1") for fixing the fracture ends of bones in a bone fracture, comprising: a contoured body which is hollow when viewed from above and comprises a circumferential wall (6, 6'; 6"), comprising two face sided receiving sections (8a, 8b; 8a', 8b'; 8a", 8b") lying opposite to each other with respect to a lateral axis of the tensioning element (1, 1', 1"), for receiving fixing means which can be pushed through the contoured body, and two lateral flanks lying opposite to each other with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tensioning element (1, 1', 1") and having angled sections (10, 10', 10") wherein the circumferential wall (6, 6', 6") of the contoured body is resiliently deformable at least in sections in the region of the face sided receiving sections (8a, 8b; 8a', 8b'; 8a", 8b") and in the region of the lateral angled sections (10, 10', 10"), and wherein a defined elastic behavior of the clamping element (1, 1'; 1") can be impressed via the angled sections (10, 10', 10") in such a way that a predetermined tension can be generated between the receiving sections (8a, 8b; 8a', 8b'; 8a", 8b") for applying a tensile force between the fixing means which can be pushed through the contoured body for fixing the fracture ends in a bone fracture, characterized in that between the lateral angled sections (10, 10', 10") and the face sided receiving sections (8a, 8b; 8a', 8b'; 8a", 8b") there are provided docking points, and at least one articulation for compensation and distribution of stress peaks is positioned in the region of the circumferential wall (6, 6', 6") at the docking points between the lateral angled sections (10, 10', 10") and the face sided receiving sections (8a, 8b; 8a', 8b'; 8a", 8b"). a contoured body which is hollow when viewed from above and comprises a circumferential wall (6, 6'; 6"), comprising two face sided receiving sections (8a, 8b; 8a', 8b'; 8a", 8b") lying opposite to each other with respect to a lateral axis of the tensioning element (1, 1', 1"), for receiving fixing means which can be pushed through the contoured body, and two lateral flanks lying opposite to each other with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tensioning element (1, 1', 1") and having angled sections (10, 10', 10") wherein the circumferential wall (6, 6', 6") of the contoured body is resiliently deformable at least in sections in the region of the face sided receiving sections (8a, 8b; 8a', 8b'; 8a", 8b") and in the region of the lateral angled sections (10, 10', 10"), and wherein a defined elastic behavior of the clamping element (1, 1'; 1") can be impressed via the angled sections (10, 10', 10") in such a way that a predetermined tension can be generated between the receiving sections (8a, 8b; 8a', 8b'; 8a", 8b") for applying a tensile force between the fixing means which can be pushed through the contoured body for fixing the fracture ends in a bone fracture, characterized in that between the lateral angled sections (10, 10', 10") and the face sided receiving sections (8a, 8b; 8a', 8b'; 8a", 8b") there are provided docking points, and at least one articulation for compensation and distribution of stress peaks is positioned in the region of the circumferential wall (6, 6', 6") at the docking points between the lateral angled sections (10, 10', 10") and the face sided receiving sections (8a, 8b; 8a', 8b'; 8a", 8b").